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APPENDIX A
Questionnaire in English
Survey of the Sufficiency Economy’s Elements Applied to EP student’s Spending
Habits at Saipanya Rangsit School
This questionnaire aimed to find out the degree that the Sufficiency Economy’s
elements were applied to EP Student’s spending habits. This survey is part of research as
partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts in English for Careers,
Language Institute, Thammasat University.
Instruction: Mark ‘X’ in the provided box to answer the following questions.
Part 1: Personal Information
1. Gender
2. Age
3. Monthly Allowance
(
(
(
(
(
) Male
) below 12 years old
) 16 – 18 years old
) below 2,000 baht
) 3,001 – 4,000 baht
(
(
(
(
(
) Female
) 13 – 15 years old
) above 19 years old
) 2,001 – 3,000 baht
) above 4,001 baht
Part 2: How have the EP students applied the Sufficiency Economy’s elements to their
spending habits?
Instruction: Please marks ‘X’ in the box which best represents your application of each
statement.
Part 2.1: Moderation: Application to spending habits.
Always Often
4 Your allowance is sufficient for your
daily spending.
5 You look for cell phone promotions
which suit your life style.
6 A watch costs 250 baht. You have 300
baht and have to spend 250 baht for a
school project. Will you still you buy
the watch?
7 You think of your budget before
spending.
8 You like to spend less money, so you
can save more money
9 Your friends have a new Blackberry
cell phone, but you know you are too
young to have it. Will you still decide
to buy it?
Somewhat
Seldom
Never
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Part 2.2 Reasonableness: Application to spending habits.
Always Often
10 You spend money based on the
four basics of life; water, food,
clothes, medicine before spending
on luxury goods.
11 When having a long conversation,
you prefer a home phone to a cell
phone.
12 You prefer to spend money on
durable and good quality products
as opposed to famous brand
names.
13 You spend money on food at
expensive restaurants rather than
the cafeteria even though the latter
provides the same nutrition.
14 You try to make reasonable
decisions before spending your
money on goods.
15 You are class president. You told
your friends that you should spend
money on a project because it is
fashionable and every school has
it.
Somewhat
Seldom
Never
Part 2.3 Self-Immunity: Application to spending habits (this term means saving money)
Always Often Somewhat Seldom Never
16 Let’s say you have your own car.
You prefer Gasohol/NGV gas to
petrol even though your car
supports both.
17 You prepare for travelling,
because you are aware of the
prices of transportation.
18 You prefer a domestic rather than
an overseas trip.
19 You turn off the lights every time
you leave the room.
20 Let's say you divide your salary
into four portions. You reserve at
least one portion for
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savings.
21 You save 5 -10% from your salary
each month.
Part 2.4 Knowledge: Application to spending habits.
Always Often
22 You search for product
information before buying.
23 You search for a place to buy
genuine products.
24 You use the knowledge you have
to bargain for products.
25 You search for information on
products more than once before
making a buying decision.
26 You know it is wrong to buy
pirated products, so you tell your
friends to buy genuine products.
27 You don’t look for product
information, because it is hard to
find.
Part 2.5 Integrity: Application to spending habits.
Always Often
28 You spend money on copyrighted
products.
29 You buy pirated DVD movies
with a cheap price.
30 An ice cream seller gives you
extra change. Will keep the
change?
31 You are paying and a cashier tells
you he will give you a cheaper
price if you don’t want the receipt.
You tell the cashier you want to
pay the right price and want the
receipt.
32 You go to the mall and you see
clothes which are made from
animal fur. You can afford it but
you decide to buy a shirt made
Somewhat
Seldom
Never
Somewhat
Seldom
Never
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from cotton instead.
33 Your friend wants to borrow your
money for lunch because he/she
forgot to bring it. You lend your
friend some money.
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Thank you