4. Findings
The demographic findings revealed that female respondents were the majority, with the age between 31- 40 years
old and having a married status. A high-school education was reported from the majority, whereas most of the
respondents were either company employees or government officials with an average monthly salary below or equal
to 15,000 Baht. The marketing mix determinants in the respondents’ purchasing behaviour had a high influence both
by overall and by the different determinants which included price, product, promotion and place. The overall
performance of the product mix that determined the purchasing behaviour was very good, whereas with the attitudes
towards the product, it was found that snacks were reported as highly influencing factor; and household items, fruits
and foods were also influencing factors. In regards to the frequency of the respondents’ buying, it was found that
they bought goods from traditional market 3-4 times each week, about 5-10 items per visit, and with an average
expense of 300 Baht per visit. The uniqueness of goods was observed to be more than that of modern supermarket,
which thus became the major motivation of deciding to shop at traditional market. The respondents preferred to shop
at traditional market at dawn during 05.00 am - 06.00 am to get some foods for daily consumption. Mostly, the
respondents received the information about traditional markets from traditional media such as radio and word of
mouth. The likelihood of future purchasing and words of mouth revealed a positive direction, meaning that the
respondents were likely to come back to shop at the traditional market and to make recommends to friends and
family members. Finally, the findings revealed that an increase of income would probably be a determinant for a
higher shopping frequency.
The study of a correlation between the respondents’ purchasing behaviour and different educational level,
occupation and monthly income unveiled that there were differences between the purchasing expenses (Baht per
visit) and the different educational level, occupation and income at a significance of 0.01, 0.01 and 0.05
respectively.
The marketing mix elements as determinants of the respondents’ purchasing behaviour presented price, product
and place correlating with purchasing goods at traditional Market and the purchasing frequency (1 time per 3
months) at a significance of 0.01 and 0.05 respectively. The finding pertaining to the respondents’ attitude towards
the price and product revealed a correlation with the purchasing expense (Baht per visit), at a significance of 0.01
and 0.05 respectively.