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TOURISMOS: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF TOURISM
Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 2011, pp. 69-84
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• Section B. Analysis of the community´s perception of itself,
regarding the current situation of tourism and its potential
development.
• Section C. Evaluation of tourist resources and infrastructure
in the area
Data processing was carried out using descriptive statistical analysis
consisting of bivariant analysis of independence or association between
variables by means of contingency tables (chi-square/X2 statistics). With
these tables, our aim is to evaluate gender as a differentiating factor, due
to the importance of women in the development of community-based
tourism.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The most relevant socio-demographic variables of the sample are
shown in table 4.
Table 4 Socio-demographic profile
VARIABLE % VARIABLE %
Gender
Men
Women
Age
16 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 and over
49.1%
50.9%
24.7%
25.2%
28.3%
15.4%
6.4%
Place of residence
Rural areas
Urban areas
Academic level
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Higher Education
63.5%
36.5%
65.9%
20.1%
14.0%
Once tourist resources had been identified, the first aspect in this
investigation was to ask the local community (the target of economic
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