The Relationship of Personal Factors Affecting in Cup lump Production Condition of Thasae Agricultural Cooperative, Amphoe Thachang, Suratthani Province.

Abstract

This research aims to study the condition of rubber cube production and the relationship of factors affecting the condition of the rubber cup of the members.Comparison of behaviors related to the production of rubber cups by personal factors.Data were collected from 148 questionnaires.The statistics used for data analysis were descriptive statistics for percentage, mean, standard deviation and the relationshipof variables. Using chi-square test statistic and compare the multiple by the Fisher's Least Signifiant Difference (LSD) method to fid out which of the two average values are different. The study indicated that the majority of respondents were female, with an average age of 56.2 years, main occupation is rubber farmer. The average household income was 12,760 baht/month and the average experiences in producing rubber cup was 6.6 years. The condition of the rubber cup was different from the personal factors, gender, income, and experiences. For example,behavior in cutting rubber, managing rubber water at cutting points, number of cutting knives, and survey of rubber prices before the sale.