Table 6 Residents’ perceptions of the impacts of tourism
Statement | Mean score | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
Economic | ||
Improves personal income | 4.042 | 0.516 |
Increases employment opportunities | 3.958 | 0.568 |
Improves residents’ living standard | 3.930 | 0.454 |
Increases prices of land and commodities | 3.775 | 0.481 |
Environmental | ||
Protects historic and cultural heritage | 4.127 | 0.626 |
Beautifies the living environment | 4.056 | 0.603 |
Improves public infrastructure | 3.930 | 0.539 |
Leads to traffic jams | 3.662 | 0.649 |
Leads to overcrowding | 2.831 | 0.964 |
Increases noise pollution | 3.014 | 0.957 |
Leads to inconvenience | 1.535 | 0.689 |
Increases public safety issues | 3.310 | 0.849 |
Sociocultural | ||
Raises awareness of Guangfu Ancient City | 4.254 | 0.549 |
Preserves Guangfu Ancient City | 4.183 | 0.589 |
I am proud to be a resident of Guangfu | 4.211 | 0.472 |
Overall | ||
Positive impacts of developing tourism outweigh negative impacts | 3.775 | 0.735 |
I support further tourism development in Guangfu | 3.872 | 1.048 |