The Factors Affecting the Decision to Elect the President of the Subdistrict Administrative Organization: Case Study of Na Seaw Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Mueang Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

This research had the following objectives:  1,  to study the factors affecting the decision to elect the president of Na Seaw Subdistrict Administrative Organization,  Mueang Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum Province,    2,  to study the decision level of the people in the election of the Subdistrict Administrative Organization president about the  factors affecting the decision to choose the president of Subdistrict Administrative Organization and the public participation in the local election of the people of Na Seaw Subdistrict, Mueang Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum Province.  This research was the mixed method research.  The population and samples were 380 people in Na Seaw Subdistrict,  Mueang Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum Province.  The instruments were questionnaires and interview formats.  The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation,  t-test, and F-test, set at a statistical level of 0.05.

The research results found that

1. As for the factors in deciding to elect the president of Na Seaw Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Mueang Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum Province, most of the people gave the importance to the policy and another factor was that the candidates were familiar and popular in the community.
2. As for the level of decision in electing the head of the subdistrict administrative organization, the factors affecting the decision to choose the head of the subdistrict administrative organization were at high level. The decision level of the people in the community was high while the public participation was moderate.