The Happiness Comparison of People in Southern and Eastern of Thailand

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the happiness of the people in the southern provinces with eastern provinces in Thailand, and to study the factors affecting happiness in the lives of the people in the south and the provinces in eastern Thailand. The samples used in this study
were over 15year olds in southern provinces namely Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and eastern provinces namely Chachoengsao, Srakaew and Prachinburi province. The data selection were 420 people by Simple Random Sampling. Work factor Governance factors Social and cultural factors affect the happiness of the people in the south and the eastern part of Thailand. The factors that affect people's happiness most of real work, followed by social and cultural factors and governance factors. To compare the happiness of the people in the southern provinces with the eastern part of Thailand, people living in different regions and provinces were statistically signifcantly different at 0.05 level.