Table
1: Annualized Sample Characteristics, Visitor Satisfaction Surveys, Barbados,
1991-1994.a
|
Sample
Characteristicsb |
1991 |
Year 1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
|
Sample
N |
3407 |
2012 |
1511 |
1503 |
|
Sampling
Ratio |
1:105 |
1:192 |
1:197 |
1:212 |
|
%
First Visit |
66 |
67 |
67 |
71 |
|
%
Staying Hotel |
87 |
92 |
90 |
91 |
|
Median
LOS (Days) |
7.2 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
|
Median
Age |
37.2 |
37.7 |
36.7 |
36.3 |
|
%
Male |
50.7 |
49.0 |
53.1 |
51.2 |
|
Hotel
Location (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
East |
6.7 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
|
South |
49.8 |
53.9 |
52.2 |
50.5 |
|
West |
36.5 |
38.3 |
38.9 |
40.4 |
|
Country
of Origin (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
USA |
37.7 |
32.4 |
35.2 |
31.5 |
|
Canada |
23.6 |
26.0 |
14.3 |
10.9 |
|
UK |
24.9 |
32.3 |
32.6 |
41.8 |
|
Other
Europe |
7.5 |
5.2 |
12.7 |
6.9 |
|
Caribbean |
5.4 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
|
Other |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
|
Population
Characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
ALOS
(Days) |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
|
Median
Age |
39 |
38 |
NA |
NA |
|
Country
of Origin (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
USA |
30.2 |
28.1 |
28.5 |
25.6 |
Table
1 (Cont'd): Annualized Sample Characteristics, Visitor Satisfaction Surveys,
Barbados, 1991-1994.
|
Population
Characteristics (Cont’d.) |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
|
Canada |
11.7 |
11.3 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
|
U.K. |
22.4 |
20.0 |
25.3 |
29.0 |
|
Other
Europe |
16.7 |
14.7 |
15.6 |
16.0 |
|
Caribbean |
14.7 |
11.9 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
|
Other |
4.3 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
Sources:
Systems Caribbean Ltd., 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995; Barbados Department
of
Statistics (1994); Caribbean Tourism
Organization (1994); Central Bank of Barbados (1995).
aReported data are
weighted based on survey answers.
bSample Characteristics
derived from 7 surveys in 1991, 4 in 1992, 3 in 1993, and 3 in 1994.
Table
2: Percent Visitors Reporting Harassment by Visitor Characteristics, 1991-1994.
|
|
By Country of Origin |
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|
Amount
of Harassment |
USA |
Canada |
UK |
Other Europe |
Caribbean |
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|
A
Lot |
10.6 |
10.5 |
20.5 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
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|
A
Little |
41.9 |
45.0 |
48.3 |
39.3 |
18.9 |
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|
A
Lot + A Little |
52.5 |
55.5 |
68.8 |
53.3 |
23.9 |
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|
Not
At All |
46.4 |
43.6 |
30.6 |
42.5 |
70.7 |
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|
No
Response |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
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|
Nos.
Surveyed |
3516 |
1794 |
3160 |
788 |
516 |
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|
|
By Sex of Respondent |
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|
|
Male |
Female |
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|
A
Lot |
13.2 |
13.9 |
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|
A
Little |
42.8 |
41.1 |
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|
A
Lot + A Little |
56.0 |
55.0 |
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|
Not
At All |
40.6 |
41.6 |
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|
Nos.
Surveyed |
4870 |
4579 |
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|
|
By Age of Respondent |
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|
|
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
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|
A
Lot |
16.8 |
13.6 |
10.2 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
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|
A
Little |
55.8 |
50.8 |
45.5 |
39.1 |
23.1 |
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|
A
Lot + A Little |
72.6 |
64.4 |
65.7 |
43.4 |
23.1 |
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|
Not
At All |
25.4 |
34.7 |
44.3 |
52.2 |
76.9 |
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|
No
Response |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
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|
Nos.
Surveyeda |
197 |
118 |
88 |
69 |
26 |
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Table
2 (Cont'd): Percent Visitors Reporting Harassment by Visitor Characteristics,
1991-1994.
|
|
By First or Repeat
Visit |
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|
Amount
of Harassment |
First Visit |
Repeat Visit |
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|
A
Lot |
17.1 |
10.9 |
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|
A
Little |
47.1 |
38.8 |
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|
A
Lot + A Little |
64.2 |
49.7 |
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|
Not
At All |
34.9 |
48.2 |
|||||
|
No
Response |
0.9 |
2.1 |
|||||
|
Nos.
Surveyed |
5389 |
2577 |
|||||
|
|
By Geographical
Location of Hotel |
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|
|
East Coast |
South Coast |
West Coast |
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|
A
Lot |
5.7 |
16.6 |
16.0 |
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|
A
Little |
41.8 |
44.4 |
47.5 |
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|
A
Lot + A Little |
47.5 |
61.0 |
63.5 |
||||
|
Not
At All |
48.0 |
37.6 |
35.6 |
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|
No
Response |
4.5 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
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|
Nos.
Surveyed |
565 |
3788 |
2805 |
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|
|
By Type of Interview |
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|
|
Self-Administered Questionnaire |
Interview Administered Questionnaire |
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|
A
Lot |
17.2 |
11.3 |
|||||
|
A
Little |
43.8 |
33.2 |
|||||
|
A
Lot + A Little |
61.0 |
44.5 |
|||||
|
Not
At All |
26.4 |
47.0 |
|||||
|
No
Response |
12.6 |
8.5 |
|||||
|
Nos.
Surveyed |
3123 |
3099 |
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Sources:
See Table 1.
aBased on one survey
Table
3: Percent Visitors Reporting Harassment by Country of Origin and Location of
Harassment, 1991-1994.
|
Harassment |
Location |
Country of Origin |
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|
|
Beach |
USA |
Canada |
UK |
Other Europe |
Caribbean |
|
Yes |
|
70.3 |
76.0 |
76.1 |
74.4 |
28.1 |
|
No |
|
21.1 |
22.9 |
22.7 |
21.8 |
63.1 |
|
No
Response |
|
8.6 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
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