Summary information
Study title
Morecambe Study, 1971: Pilot Survey of Staying Visitors
Creator
Riley, S. C., University of Lancaster, Tourism Research Unit
Study number / PID
177 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-177-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The purpose of this study was to learn about the problems and pitfalls of tourist interviewing, and to gain familiarity with the methodology.
Main Topics:
Number of nights stay, day of arrival, expenditure, type of accommodation/board/transport. People respondent was spending holiday with, number of dependents respondent was paying for. Visits to other areas before or after Morecambe stay, holiday activities, places visited during stay - suggestions for improvement.
Background Variables
Age, sex, occupation of head of household.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/08/1971
Country
England
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Tourists
Individuals
Groups
Subnational
Universe
Visitors staying in Morecambe
Sampling procedure
Systematic. Interviews were carried out at 4 fixed points along the promenade (over seven days)
No information recorded
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1976
Terms of data access
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Related publications
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