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Visitor Expenditure and Motivation Survey 2003, Peak Season

Uganda, 2003
Reference ID
UGA_2003_VEMS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Last modified
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  • Study Description
  • Data Description
  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
UGA_2003_VEMS_v01_M
Title
Visitor Expenditure and Motivation Survey 2003, Peak Season
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 Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
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.

Access policy

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

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 Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG World Bank Ducumentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2006-12-02
DDI Document version
Version 01 (December 2006)
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