Satisfaction with Social Benefits of Hearing Impaired People in Chonburi -

Abstract

          The study of Satisfaction with Social Benefits of Hearing Impaired People in Chonburi has the following purposes: 1) to study the satisfaction of hearing-impaired people in Chonburi. 2) to study the relationship
between satisfaction with social benefits and behaviors of using social benefits of hearing-impaired people in Chonburi. This study was quantitative research conducted by survey data collection in order to analyze and test theories by using multi-stage sampling. The samples of this study were a group of 400 hearing impaired people in Chonburi. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed by statistics including percentage, mean, ANOVA, t-test, and the Pearson product-correlation.

The research results indicated that the majority of the sample were males in a total of 71.00% or equivalent to 284 people, followed by females in a total of 29.00% or equivalent to 116 people, people aged 21-30 years
in a total of 46.00% or equivalent to 184 people, and people with congenital hearing impairment in a total of 71.75% or equivalent to 287 people.

In the medical aspect, the hearing impaired people were satisfied with perceiving benefits of treatments, such as treatment activities with a mean of 3.84% as well as using other medicines and medical supplies with a mean of 3.79.

In the educational aspect, the hearing impaired people were satisfied with perceiving benefits of rights protection and educational support with a mean of 3.86 as well as educational opportunities with a mean of 3.75.

In the occupational aspect, the hearing impaired people were satisfied with perceiving benefits of loans with a mean of 3.93 and training for career development with a mean of 3.84.

In the social aspect, the hearing impaired people were satisfied with perceiving benefits of disability living allowance with a mean of 3.82 and receiving the subsidy for facilities with a mean of 3.40.