The Elderly Satisfaction Towards Public Services Provision: A Case Of Amnatcharoen

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Latdaphon Chantthong
Nuanjan Nabchid

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    The research has the following objectives 1) to study the satisfaction levels of the elderly living in Amnatcharoen concerning pubic services provided by the state and 2) to compare their relative satisfaction levels of public services provision according to socioeconomic characteristics. The survey study sample, a total of 378, came from the elderly living in Amnatcharoen. It is a quantitative study using questionnaire. The statistical analysis involved the percentage, the arithmetic means, the standard deviation, the t-test and the F-test. This study revealed that the elderly overall satisfaction towards public services provision was at high level, of which the continuity of public services was at high level, averaging 4.18m followed by equitable services, the average score was 4.04, transparency, the average was 3.92, and the approachable services, the average was 3.90, respectively. A comparative study of satisfaction levels among different socioeconomic characteristics, different gender, approachable and transparency aspects were not statistical different in opinion toward public services provision. But their opinion toward equitable and continuity aspects on public services provision were statistical significant at 0.05 level. The elderly with different levels of education and monthly income showed no different satisfaction towards public services.

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