The Differences of Residents' Perception of Tourism Impacts according to the Demographic Characteristics
2011
Son, E.H., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Park, D.B., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
The study aims to identify residents' perceptions of tourism impacts according to the demographic characteristics. The analysis was based on 366 questionnaires given to residents of six rural communities in rural Korea. A series of data analysis such as factor analysis, t-test, and ANOVA was conducted to investigate the residents perceptions of tourism impacts. Results showed that whereas younger, less educated and poor could perceive a negative impacts. older, educated and richer were more likely to perceive a positive impacts of economic, social and environmental spheres. Especially male was more likely to perceive a positive socio-cultural impacts, whereas female was perceive a negative impacts. The results suggest that it is important for policy makers and community leaders to consider social-cultural and economic impact when decision making on development planning.
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