Life Security Trends of Undergraduate Students in Private Higher Educational Institutions

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were 1) to study life security trends of undergraduates in private higher educational institutions, 2) to study the relevance of personal factors and life security trends of undergraduates in private higher educational institutions in 6 areas such as, habitation, health, employment and income, security of life and asset, married life and family relationship, and social and cultural reinforcement, 3) the problems and needs for life security. The samples of this research composed of 400 undergraduates from private higher educational institutions in four provinces such as Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, and Pathumthani. The purposive sampling was applied to the  six  selected  target institutions which were Bangkok University, Assumption University, Siam University, Ratchaphruek College, Christian University of Thailand, and Rangsit University. The statistics used in the analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation and Chi-square test. The results were as follows:

          1. The majority of the samples were males. Their GPA was between 2.00 - 2.99. Most of them studied in Business Administration, Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Tourism and Economics. They lived in Bangkok and vicinity. Their parents or their guardians were business owners with an income per year of less than 200,000 baht.

          2. The life security trends of undergraduates in private higher educational institutions were moderate.

          3. The personal factors about gender, GPA, major, hometown,  occupation  and average income per year of parents were correlated with life security trends of undergraduates, and the result was statistically significant at .05 level.