POLITICAL AWARENESS OF PEOPLE FOR VOTE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS IN SAM KHOK DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research were to study the levels of people’s political awareness, compare the people’s opinions on the political awareness and study problems, obstacles and method for promotion of people’s political awareness.   Methodology was the mixed methods. Findings were as follows: 1) The people had opinions on the people’s political awareness by overall at the highest levels  (  = 3.41, S.D. = 0.58). 2) People with different sex, age, education and occupation, by overall, did not have different opinions on the people’s political awareness of voting in general election at Sam Khok District, Patum Thani Province, rejecting the set hypothesis. 3) Recommendations was people created positive relationship in opinion expression, set the good examples, not to buy and sell votes, campaign for voting and see the importance of voting. Buying and selling votes are the corruption, not the righteous practice to create the consciences of political awareness.