COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS TO EXERCISE FOR HEALTH OF THE POPULATION IN WIANG CHAI DISTRICT, CHIANG RAI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research with a title of "Communication and Access to Exercise for Health of the Population in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province" is a survey research that aimed to study 1) attitudes and exercise behaviors for health of the population in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province, and 2) intention and exercise behaviors for health of the population in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province.

The population of this study were the people in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province. The researcher collected data from the sample of 400 people by using a questionnaire as a data collection tool. The data collected was evaluated and analyzed by using SPSS for Windows Version 17.0. The statistics used in this study were descriptive statistics including frequency, mean and standard deviation for describing personal factors, attitudes toward exercise behaviors for health and exercise behaviors for health.