Development of Economic, Society, and Culture Affecting the Life Quality of People in Phetchabun Province

Abstract

              The research purposes were (1) to study the life quality of people in Phetchabun Province; (2) to analyze the development of economic, society, and culture affecting the life quality of people in Phetchabun Province; and (3) to present the guidelines for development the life quality of people in Phetchabun Province. This was the quantitative and qualitative research. The population was people aged 18 years and over, domiciled in Lom Sak District, Phetchabun Province; the sample group of quantitative research was the 400 people, the research instrument was the questionnaire; the sample group of qualitative research was the 18 people, the research instrument was the in-depth interview form. The data analysis statistics were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis, and correlation analysis.

          The research findings were:

1. The life quality of people in Phetchabun Province found the overall was at high level; the descending mean were the natural environment aspect, the family life aspect, the health aspect, the using intelligence aspect, the environment aspect, and the economic aspect, respectively.
2. The development of economic, society, and culture found the social and cultural systems aspect, the development processes aspect, and the aspect of occurring less problems in society affected the life quality of people in Phetchabun Province at statistical significance level .05.
3. The suggestions were the relevant agencies should focus on social and cultural systems, including development processes to reduce social problems for the better life quality of people; and should encourage people to have a mental state that is ready to learn, and ready to apply the knowledge of sufficiency economy in occupation and daily life.