Table 1 Traveler and trip characteristics by traveler region of residence (N = 808*)
| Â | Residents of: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia (N = 384) | Other Western countries†(N = 199) | Asia (N = 225) | p-value | |
Demographics | ||||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
16–35 years | 185 (48.2%) | 144 (72.4%) | 133 (59.1%) | <0.001 |
36–55 years | 124 (32.3%) | 29 (14.6%) | 69 (30.7%) |  |
>55 years | 74 (19.3%) | 26 (13.1%) | 23 (10.2%) |  |
Female | 165 (43.0%) | 106 (53.3%) | 111 (49.3%) | 0.05 |
Married | 206 (53.6%) | 53 (26.6%) | 107 (47.6%) | <0.001 |
Resident of country of birth | 212 (55.2%) | 175 (87.9%) | 200 (88.9%) | <0.001 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤High school | 78 (20.3%) | 41 (20.6%) | 44 (19.6%) | 0.01 |
Tertiary trade/diploma | 117 (30.5%) | 51 (25.6%) | 39 (17.3%) | Â |
≥University bachelor degree | 181 (47.1%) | 104 (52.3%) | 138 (61.3%) |  |
Student | 38 (9.9%) | 56 (28.1%) | 81 (36.0%) | <0.001 |
Trip characteristics | ||||
Purpose of travel | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Holiday | 170 (44.3%) | 118 (59.3%) | 58 (25.8%) | <0.001 |
Business/employment | 82 (21.4%) | 33 (16.6%) | 52 (23.1%) | Â |
Visiting friends/relatives (VFR) | 99 (25.8%)‡ | 26 (13.1%) | 68 (30.2%) |  |
Other/not stated | 33 (8.6%) | 21 (10.6%) | 47 (20.9%) | Â |
Duration of travel | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<2 weeks | 148 (38.5%) | 36 (18.1%) | 79 (35.1%) | <0.001 |
2 weeks - <3 months | 183 (47.7%) | 98 (49.2%) | 56 (24.9%) |  |
3 months or more | 48 (12.5%) | 64 (32.2%) | 87 (38.7%) |  |
Travel group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Traveling alone | 200 (52.1%) | 92 (46.2%) | 126 (56.0%) | 0.06 |
Traveling with children (<16 years) | 29 (7.6%) | 29 (14.6%) | 14 (6.2%) | 0.01 |
Visiting two or more countries | 138 (35.9%) | 178 (89.4%) | 90 (40.0%) | <0.001 |
Destination ¶ |  |  |  |  |
Australia | - | 199 (100.0%) | 225 (100%) | - |
Cambodia | 8 (2.2%) | 7 (3.3%) | 2 (1.0%) | Â |
China | 39 (10.0%) | 14 (7.3%) | 17 (7.5%) | Â |
Hong Kong | 60 (15.5%) | 22 (11.1%) | 16 (6.9%) | Â |
Indonesia | 21 (5.6%) | 4 (2.0%) | 3 (1.3%) | Â |
Japan | 4 (1.0%) | 6 (3.2%) | 6 (2.7%) | Â |
South Korea | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 6 (2.7%) | Â |
Laos | 6 (1.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (1.0%) | Â |
Malaysia | 51 (13.2%) | 10 (5.2%) | 16 (6.9%) | Â |
Philippines | 13 (3.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (2.5%) | Â |
Singapore | 119 (31.1%) | 81 (40.7%) | 38 (17.0%) | Â |
Thailand | 90 (23.4%) | 48 (23.9%) | 18 (7.9%) | Â |
Vietnam | 16 (4.3%) | 5 (2.4%) | 5 (2.2%) | Â |
India | 5 (1.2%) | 5 (2.4%) | 9 (3.9%) | Â |
Europe | 80 (20.7%) | 52 (26.2%) | 7 (3.3%) | Â |
New Zealand | 4 (1.0%) | 25 (12.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | Â |
Other | 53 (13.8%) | 52 (26.1%) | 9 (3.9%) | Â |