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K.L. Andereck <strong>and</strong> N.G. McGehee 251<br />

Gender<br />

Education<br />

Frequency of visits to<br />

tourism area<br />

Age<br />

Distance from tourism<br />

area<br />

−0.15<br />

−0.07<br />

−0.06 Involvement in<br />

0.09 tourism<br />

0.46<br />

0.06<br />

0.37<br />

0.17<br />

Level of community<br />

tourism development<br />

−0.09<br />

0.09<br />

0.08<br />

0.14<br />

0.13<br />

−0.18<br />

−0.08<br />

Personal benefit<br />

from tourism<br />

−0.10<br />

0.12<br />

−0.11<br />

0.56<br />

−0.19<br />

0.19<br />

0.46<br />

−0.34<br />

Community<br />

enhancement<br />

Community<br />

degeneration<br />

−0.13<br />

0.12<br />

0.08<br />

0.38<br />

0.15<br />

0.31<br />

Economic<br />

improvement<br />

Support for<br />

tourism<br />

development<br />

Lived in area as a<br />

child<br />

0.09<br />

−0.11<br />

−0.35<br />

Lifestyle<br />

costs<br />

Fig. 14.2. Significant relationships among variables.<br />

in Fig. 14.2. Involvement in tourism is predicted by gender, with men indicating<br />

more involvement; education, with <strong>the</strong> higher educated being more<br />

involved with tourism; <strong>and</strong> frequency of visits to <strong>the</strong> tourism area of <strong>the</strong><br />

community, with those visiting frequently being more involved. Personal<br />

benefit from tourism is predicted by frequency of visits to <strong>the</strong> tourism area,<br />

with frequent visitors perceiving greater personal benefits; age, with younger<br />

residents perceiving more benefit; <strong>and</strong> distance of residence from <strong>the</strong> tourism<br />

area, with those far<strong>the</strong>r away perceiving more benefit.<br />

The second level of analysis considers <strong>the</strong> predictive ability of personal<br />

characteristics, involvement, personal benefit <strong>and</strong> level of community tour-<br />

Table 14.5. Model direct relationships for involvement <strong>and</strong> personal benefit in <strong>the</strong><br />

Arizona study.<br />

Dependent variables Independent variables Direct effect (beta)<br />

Involvement Gender −0.06*<br />

Education 0.00**<br />

Visits to tourism area 0.46**<br />

Personal benefit Age −0.15**<br />

Visits to tourism area 0.37**<br />

Distance of residence 0.06*<br />

*p < 0.05.<br />

**p < 0.001.

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