Political behavior of passenger boat operators bueng khong long district, bueng kan province

Abstract

            This research article aims to study 1) to study the level of political behavior expression of passenger boat operators in Bueng Khong Long District, Bueng Kan Province2) To study and compare the political behavioral expressions of passenger boat operators in Bueng Khong Long District, Bueng Kan Province. and 3)the expression of political behavior of passenger boat operators in Bueng Khong Long District, Bueng Kan Province and the sample group used was 143 passenger ship operators. It is quantitative research. Data were collected by questionnaires. Data were analyzed using statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test Independent and one-way variance (ANOVA). The results of research were found that : 1) the level of political behavior expression of passenger boat operators in Bueng Khong Long District, Bueng Kan Province, in each aspect and overall, found that overall, they had a very strong agreement with political behavior. When analyzing the average value of each aspect, it was found that : There are political behaviors that are highly agreed upon in all aspects. The average values ​​are ranked from most to least as follows: following political news, followed by political support, expressing political opinions, participating in politics, and accepting political opinions, 2) Passenger boat operators with different genders, ages, education levels, social status, incomes, and types of boats did not show any statistically significant differences in political behavior of passenger boat operators in Bueng Khong Long District, Bueng Kan Province and 3) both overall and in each aspect and Suggestions for political behavior expression by passenger boat operators in Bueng Khong Long District, Bueng Kan Province include: 1) should participate in the election process because exercising the right to vote is an important part of political expression and participation in national development, 2) people should study information about each candidate and support those who have suitable qualifications and have policies that are in line with the needs of the people and 3) participating in political activities, giving speeches, or supporting candidates through social media is one way to express political expression.