In order to deal with an aging population increasing rapidly in numbers and proportion, a study into present care provisions, existing needs, an the quality of life of the Thai elderly is needed. Two research methods are employed: documentary research and survey research. Documentary research into the demographic profile of the Thai elderly is presented by obtaining data from the National Statistical Office which focuses on the transition of population structure and socioeconomic characteristics of the aging population. A decline in the proportion ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, satisfaction, acquisition of information, relative advantages, complexities, trustworthiness and effort of the government, among informal labour in Bangkok towards the social security scheme and also to study the relationship between these factors and participation in the social security scheme. The approach was survey research. The target population was labour having income but no social security at the age of 15-60 years. The sampling method was two-stage stratified sampling, ...

The proportion and numbers of the population aged 60 years and above in the overall population structure of Thailand are increasing in the midst of rapid socio-economic and cultural changes. These changes inevitably affect the well-being of the Thai elderly. This study aimed to indentify significant domains of quality of life and the constituent factors that are appropriate for the elderly people in the Thai context. It was expected that this study would contribute to an increased awareness of the existing and potential needs of this segment of ...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the consequences of population changes on educational and manpower planning as well as on the financial need for compulsory education in Thailand during 1986-1996. To attain the purpose, the structural model to forecast the numbers of pupil enrollment in compulsory education for seven regions was firstly proposed and computerized. The related parameters in the model for each region were then seperately estimated and forecasted.

This study was designed to reveal (a) residential expansion and population growth in Bangkok Metropolis during the five-year period of 1984-1988, (b) factors that influence selection of singlehouses, townhouses, and high-rise or tallbuildings for residence (c) factors that effect residential satisfaction, residentail mobility expectation, and actual residential mobility of singlehouse, townhouse, and tallbuilding dwellers, (d) the associations between changes in the set of demographic variables, personal characteristics and residential conditions ...

Migration has an effect on both economic and social problems. In Thailand, as in other developing countries, many migrants have moved to unsuitable places with the intention of bettering their lives. This study of patterns, determinants, processes, and consequences of internal migration in Thailand will attempt to explore the migratory situation at regional, provincial and village levels. It is hoped that this study will provide not only an impetus for further research in this area but also promote a more equitable policy for population migration ...

The objective of this study was to examine causal effects of four dimensions of social capital (i.e. family, school, peer, and community) on the psychosocial wellbeing of adolescents in the northeast region of Thailand. A survey research was employed to collect data from 1,142 adolescents and their parents living in three provinces; i.e. Udon Thani, Khonkean, and Nakhon Ratchasima. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the surveyed data The findings showed that: only three dimensions of social capital; i.e. family (B=.37,p<.01) ...