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This paper aims to identify new indicators of class at household level. Qualitative research methodology was implemented in the research design, and the research was conducted in a suburban area of a major northeastern city in Thailand. The research results found and identified four types of suburban households, which were 1) rich households, 2) middle class households, 3) lower middle class households, and 4) poor households. The research revealed seven indicators of class, that were 1) land, 2) occupation, 3) income, 4) assets, 5) convenient facilities, 6) education accessibility , and 7) medical accessibility. It was noticed that the suburban community focused on indicators of class which represented a mixed lifestyle between urban and rural lifestyles.
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To Cite this Article: Supunya, P., & Ayuwat, D. (2020). Criteria Classification of Class in The Suburbs Case Study: Northeastern Region of Thailand. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(14), 123–133.
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