Happiness of the residents living in the community of national housing (Wat PhraNgoen)

Abstract

This research study was aimed to investigate 1) elementary Information, economic and social factors, 2) happiness, 3) compare the level of happiness classified by elementary information and economic factors, and 4) study the relationship between social factors with the happiness of the people. The sample consisted of 400 people living in the community of National Housing (Wat PhraNgoen). The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, the comparison of t-Test and f-Test with one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's Product-moment correlation coefficient. It was found that most of the samples were married females between the ages of 41-50 years old with high school education (M.4 - M.6) or vocational training. They had their own business and the number of family members were one or two persons earning the personal income per month of 10,001 - 15,000 per person, and the family income per month of 10,001 - 20,000 Baht without the implementation of the household accounting. Their household expenses included the payment for water, electricity, and other utilities. Most of them had liabilities and had to make the payment of 29.44% for debt repayment on time. The debt settlement was moderate with a few savings each month and the income was closely equal to the expenditure. In the overall, the people had practical social factors. In the overall, each aspect also yielded high level of family, leisure and personal relationship while the remaining three including the social relationship, living behavior, and the community characteristics were moderate. In addition, the results revealed that senior people, number of family members, and the difference in debt payment had different levels of happiness in the overall. The social factors had a low positive relationship with the happiness of the residents living in the community of National Housing (Wat PhraNgoen) at the .05 statistic level.