Questionnaire Local Community - Ecotourism Destination Malaysia

Faculty of Economics and Business

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

94300 Kota Samarahan

Sarawak Malaysia

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Dear respondent,

The present study is intended to examine the local communities’ attitude and perception towards ecotourism development in Malaysia. Please complete the questionnaire based on your honest opinion. Although some of the questions may look similar to each other, each question addresses a unique issue. There is no right or wrong answer. We are mainly interested in your opinion.

Should you have any queries or if you are interested to know the outcome of this study, please do not hesitate to contact the person below. The collective data will be beneficial to the tourism board and local government for future development consideration.

Thank you for taking time off from your busy schedule to participate in this study. All information provided by you will be kept confidential. Your kind participation and assistance is highly appreciated in making this study a success.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Lo May Chiun (mclo@feb.unimas.my)

Assoc Prof Alvin Yeo Wee (alvin@isiti.unimas.my)

Mr. Abang Azlan Mohamad (maazlan@feb.unimas.my)

Section 1 |

This section is designed to find out the local communities’ attitude and perception towards ecotourism development. Please read each statement and choose the answer that most accurately tells how true the statement is for you. |

Please circle one number which represents your answer for each item: |

Responses based on a seven-point scale and scores ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree) |

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Strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly agree |

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1. | Tourism is likely to put more pressure on local services such as police and fire protection, utilities and roads. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |

2. | The cost of developing tourist...