Population and Political Participation in Ban Kok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province

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Introduction: This research aimed to 1) study the level of population and political participation in Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, 2) compare the population and political participation in Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, classified by personal factors, and 3) propose guidelines for developing population and political participation in Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province.
Methodology: The research used a quantitative research method. The sample group was people in Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, calculated using the Taroyamane formula, totalling 309 people, selected using the multi-stage sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data, with a reliability value of 0.952 for the whole questionnaire. The statistics used for analysis included frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, and One-way ANOVA.
Results: 1. The results of the study of the general personal data of the respondents are as follows: The sample population of Ban Khok Lam Duan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, most of whom responded to the questionnaire were female, 142 people, or 46.0 percent. Most were aged 18-30, 93 people, or 30.1 percent. Most had primary education level 4-6, 168 people, or 54.4 percent. Most were farmers, 113 people, or 36.6 percent. Most had an average monthly income of less than 5,000 baht, 109 people, or 25.4 percent, respectively. The results of the study on the level of political participation of the people of Ban Khok Lam Duan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District Surin Province, overall, had an average value at a high level ( = 3.77, S.D. = 0.446). When considering each aspect, it was found that there were two aspects at a high level and one at a moderate level. The average values, ranked from highest to lowest, were as follows: exercising the right to vote ( = 4.41, S.D. = 0.652); expressing interest in politics ( =3.52, S.D. = 0.605); and providing and receiving political information ( = 3.38, S.D. = 0.500). 2. The results of the comparison of the level of political participation of the people of Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, classified by personal factors, found that people with different genders, ages, education levels, occupations, and average monthly incomes had no different overall levels of political participation. Therefore, the hypothesis was rejected. 3. Guidelines for developing political participation of the people of Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, separated by each aspect. It was found that the guidelines for the development of political participation of the people of Ban Khok Lamduan, Nong Lek Subdistrict, Sikhoraphum District, Surin Province, in terms of expressing interest in politics, when considering each item, it was found that the suggestion for expressing interest in politics, the item with the highest level was wanting the government to come in and promote and develop various issues that the people wanted, 40.0 percent, followed by wanting to create the community in the village to have progress and become a good leader for the people, 30.0 percent, respectively, and finally, the current political participation is good, the people are very interested, 30.0 percent.