Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

11.1.19 Age Distribution
The distribution of domestic (Non-Keralite) tourists according to age shows that 85-96% are between the
age group of 22 to 55 years. Only a very small percentage (3%) of tourists are under the age of 21 or
above 55 years of age (2.6%). This trend is observed in all the three year periods of our survey. It is
interesting to note that the percentage of tourists above 55 is decreasing over the years. Table 11.1.37
gives the distribution of tourists according to age groups and Graph 11.1.13 shows the distribution for
the three years and average of the three years.
Table 11.1.37
AGE DISTRIBUTION
Age Group 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2004-07
(Years)
Upto 21 9.6 5.1 2.0 4.1
22-35 59.6 57.2 53.4 55.4
36-55 26.1 33.8 43.1 37.9
55+ 4.7 3.9 1.4 2.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Graph 11.1.13
Age Distribution
11.1.20 Educational Qualifications
The distribution of tourists according to educational qualifications shows that tourists visiting Kerala are
well educated as about 76 to 90% were graduates and above. On an average, for the three years, graduates
and postgraduates accounted for about 79% among the domestic tourists, nearly 16% are matriculates.
The percentage distribution of tourists is given in Table 11.1.38 and shown in Graph 11.1.14.
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