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Visitor Expenditure and Motivation Survey 2003

Uganda, 2003
Reference ID
UGA_2003_VEMS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry
Metadata
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Dec 20, 2012
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    UGA_2003_VEMS_v01_M
    Title

    Visitor Expenditure and Motivation Survey 2003
    Subtitle

    Peak Season
    Country
    Name Country code
    Uganda UGA
    Study type

    Turism survey
    Series Information

    Development of the tourism database and related Management Information Systems are being undertaken as a key priority by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI). To this end, a number of surveys were conducted by the Ministry between 2001 and 2003, through its Protected Areas Management and Sustainable Use (PAMSU) project, to obtain baseline information on the sector. The key surveys conducted are: (i) Inventory of Accommodation Establishments; (ii) Inventory of Non-Accommodation Tourism Related Establishments; (iii) Inventory of Currently Exploited and Potential Attractions; and (iv) Expenditure and Motivation Surveys (2001 and 2003).
    Abstract

    The 2003 Consolidated Expenditure and Motivation Survey provides baseline statistics on general characteristics of tourist visitors to Uganda.

    The data from both surveys was combined to produce a single combined report. The strategy of combining the survey results was intended to provide more reliable statistics for reference in the five-year medium-term period.

    One of the key findings of the survey is that in 2003 the country received a total of at least US dollars 265.35 million as tourist expenditures in the country, excluding all expenditures made abroad. Further analysis indicated that tourism contributed about 4.0 percent to the country's Gross Domestic product. The contribution to foreign exchange earnings of the country was 29.1 percent, excluding all donor financing and remittances of externalized manpower.

    To guide planning and policy, five year (2004 -2008) forecasts of tourist arrivals and corresponding receipts have been made and included in this report.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Tourist/ Visitor

    Scope

    Notes
    • Personal and Visitor Profile
    • Travel Behaviour Pattern
    • Visitor Rating (facilities and services)

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey covered all international passengers departing from Entebbe International Airport, Malaba and Busia during the survey period.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry Government of Uganda
    Producers
    Name Affiliation
    Uganda Bureau of Statistics Government of Uganda
    Bank of Uganda Government of Uganda
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Government of Uganda Funding
    World Bank Funding

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The systematic sampling survey technique was used; and involved interviewing every 8th, 10th and 9th departing tourist at Entebbe Airport, Malaba and Busia, respectively. Error terms (desired precision) were fixed at 2 percent and 3 percent, for air and road transport, respectively. The lower error term of 2% was set for Entebbe because of the higher tourist traffic experienced there compared to the road traffic. A 95 percent confidence level was adopted during the survey design.
    Deviations from the Sample Design

    Systematic sample; no deviation from sample design
    Response Rate

    The combined total of 7735 respondents was realized. The three entry/exit points realized 4327, 1850 and 1558 respondents for Entebbe International Airport, Malaba and Busia, respectively.
    Weighting

    Systematic sample; no weighting

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2003-03 2003-05 Low season
    2003-07 2003-09 Peak season
    Data Collection Notes

    Both the low and peak period survey interviews were conducted at the country's three main border entry/exit points of Entebbe International Airport, Busia and Malaba for a duration the 180 days.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation
    Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry Government of Uganda
    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_UGA_2003_VEMS_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group World Bank Ducumentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2006-12-02

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (December 2006)
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