Abstract:
This study, entitled the quality of life of the elderly in Tha Sala Sub-District Municipality, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, aimed to investigate the quality of life of the elderly and compare the quality of life of the elderly who live in Tha Sala SubDistrict Municipality, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The quantitative approach was employed in this study. The questionnaire was used to collect data from the sample group which were 253 elderly in Tha Sala Sub-District Municipality, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The population was categorized by genders, ages, statuses, educational levels, occupations, and monthly incomes. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. T-test and One-way ANOVA were used to test the hypothesis. It can be concluded as follows: 1. The quality of life of the elderly in Tha Sala Sub-District Municipality, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province was found at Moderate (76.68%), Good (22.92%), and Not Good (0.40%) respectively. 2. The results from hypothesis testing showed that the levels of quality of life of the elderly in Tha Sala Sub-District Municipality, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province who have different statuses, educational levels, occupations, and monthly incomes were different at the statistical significance level of 0.05.