PARTICIPATION BEHAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION OF BANGKOK COUNCIL MEMBERS OF SALATHAMMASOP SUB-DISTRICT, THAWI WATTHANA DISTRICT, BANGKOK

Abstract

    The objectives of this research were to study the level of participation behavior of the people in the election of Bangkok council members of Salathammasop sub-district, Thawi -watthana district, Bangkok, and compare the participation behavior of the people in the election of Bangkok council members of Salathammasop sub-district, Thawiwatthana district, Bangkok classified by personal factors. The populations of this research were 55,401 people who lived in the area of Salathammasop sub-district, Thawiwatthana Sistrict, Bangkok. The sample size was obtained by Taro Yamane’s formula. The sample were 397 respondents. The data were collecting by questionnaire by surveying. The data were analyzed by frequency, mean, standard deviation, and hypotheses test by t-test (Independent Samples Test), F-test (One-Way ANOVA), and post hoc comparisons by Scheffe’s method.
    The research findings were as follows:
    1. The Personal data of the respondents revealed that the most were males 209 persons or 52.6 %, followed by female 188 persons or 47.4%, age between 21-40 years old 229 persons or 57.7%, education level at bachelor degree’s 142 persons or 35.8%, personnel in private companies 128 persons or 32.2%, income at most 15,000 bath 191 persons 48.1%, receive internet media channels 200 persons or 50.4%, and follow the news regularly 217 persons or 54.7%.
     2. Participation behavior of the people in the election of Bangkok council members of Salathammasop sub-district, Thawiwatthana district, Bangkok, were, overall at a high level. Considering each aspect individual revealed that the highest mean was participation in political activities at a high level, followed by participation in receiving benefits at a high level, followed by
participation in the dissemination of information about candidates for election at a high level, followed by operations at a high level, follow by planning and decision making at a moderate level and the least was the follow up and evaluation at a moderate level, respectively.  
     3. The comparisons of the level of participation behavior of the people in the election of Bangkok council members of Salathammasop sub-district, Thawiwatthana district, Bangkok classified by personal factors as gender, age, education level, occupations, income, receive media channel and frequency of receiving news were, overall found to have difference in the participation behavior at a statistical significance level of .05