Demographic Factors Affecting Retirement Preparation of Teachers in Trang Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study the retirement preparation of government teachers in Trang Province and to compare their retirement preparation with the demographic factors. This study also intended to explore demographic factors affecting the retirement preparation of the government teachers in Trang Province. A quantitative research approach was employed. The sample groups of this study were the government teachers who work in the Primary Educational Service Area Office Trang 1 and the Primary Educational Service Area Office Trang 2; and the government teachers who work in the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Trang 13. In total, 400 government teachers were recruited. The questionnaire was the main instrument for collecting the data. The descriptive statistics, namely, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used to describe the characteristics of the data set. In addition, the T-test, the F-test, and the multiple regression were applied to examine the factors affecting the retirement preparation. The results revealed that the government teachers in Trang Province mostly obtained a high level of retirement preparation. By investigating the demographic factors, the results showed that the government teachers in Trang Province who have differences in age, marital status, monthly income, and the number of children demonstrate different retirement preparation with statistical significance at the .05 level. Furthermore, this study discovered that age was the most important factor influencing the retirement preparation of government teachers in Trang Province with a statistical significance at the .05 level.