Preparation for Elderly Active Aging of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

         This research’s objective is aimed 1) To study for Preparation for Elderly Active Aging of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan. 2) To compare studying of personal factors with Preparation for Elderly Active Aging of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan. 3) To study problems and obstacles of Preparation for Elderly Active Aging of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan. The Sample consists of 400 people who live in Suanluang District who ages between 18-59 years old. These data were collected by using questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using Frequency, Percentage, Mean ( ) and Standard Deviation (S.D.), T-test and F-test.

          The results of this research were found the mostly people are Females, ages between 46-59 years old and graduated in Primary/Secondary/Equivalent Certificates. The majority of this sample are in marriage status, Private employees /officers with 20,000-30,000 baht monthly income and have Building Styles of living in Single house. The overview of Preparation for Elderly Active Aging of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan are at overall in high attitude level (  = 3.66, S.D. = .426). Considering each aspect by descending the mean was shown as Environmental and Building Styles of living in high attitude level (   = 4.03, S.D. = .537). Secondly, Mentality and Emotional have high attitude level (  = 3.64, S.D. = .435). In Society part has high attitude level (  = 3.58, S.D. = .691). In Economics part has high attitude level (  = 3.54, S.D. = .659) and the least level which is Health part has high attitude level (  = 3.53, S.D. = .478) respectively. The results of comparative analysis of demographic factors of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan which are Sex, Ages, Highest Educational levels, Monthly incomes, Marriage Status, Occupation, and Building Styles of Living are different which have differently in Preparation of Elderly Active Aging by having significant in Statistic at 0.05.

          Problems and Obstacles in Preparation for Elderly Active Aging of People in Suanluang District, Bangkok Metropolitan by receiving back 178 suggestions out of 400 Questionnaires respectively main points problems and obstacles parts which include as following 1) Health part is founded that mostly people are irregular exercise, some has gained weights, some has health’s problems for examples, Diabetes, Blood pressure disease. 2) Mentality and Emotional parts are found that mostly people have problems about lack of meditate practice for mind peace, some have anxiety in events that has not arrived yet. 3) Society part is found that People dislike to attend to be a member of club, association or sport club and not yet known about benefits and Laws about Elderly Aging. 4) Economics part is found that mostly people are employees in private company which cause to lack of certainty revenue in the long term when retired for example, pension fund.