The Impact on the Quality of Life of Residents in Low-cost Housing

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the impact on quality of life of residents who lived in the low-cost housing in Bangkok, Thailand. This study employed by quantitative research and the questionnaire was used to collect the data from 350 sampled of the residents in low-cost housing projects in Bangkok, Thailand. The descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze data. The research results revealed that economic status of residents, government’s policy on dwelling places, leadership of community leaders, environmental condition of the community, and the quality of life were rated at the good level, while the participation of residents, and the knowledge and understanding of community members were rated at the high level. Furthermore, the environmental condition, the government’s policy on dwelling places, knowledge and understanding of residents, leadership of community leaders, economic status of the residents, and participation of community members had significantly affected the quality of life of residents in the low-cost housing.

Keywords—Community leadership, Community participation, Low-cost housing, Quality of life