Socio-demographic characteristics of recreational activities: evidence from eastern province.

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dc.contributor.author Hashan Rathnayaka
dc.contributor.author Pramuditha Geethanjana
dc.contributor.author Udani Gamage
dc.contributor.author Hiranya Karunarathne
dc.contributor.author Ruwan Jayathilaka
dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-31T07:42:06Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-09T18:57:33Z
dc.date.available 2021-03-31T07:42:06Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-09T18:57:33Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.uri http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2207
dc.description.abstract Socio-demographic characteristics of individuals in Eastern province of Sri Lanka are an important area to study to formulate better policies for businessmen who are interested in recreational activities in the country. The study used annual sample of 21,756 households that covered all 25 districts in the country, based on data from the provincial and district level. This research suggests to investigate the determinantsof socio-demographic characteristics of households on spending on recreational activities. As such, itutilized the methods of descriptive statistics chi-squaredistribution to derive quantitative data and information in a meaningful way. The study adopted cross-sectional statistics to create distribution pyramids and diagrams to highlight the socio-demographic characteristics of people in the Eastern province. The results and finding revealed that most spending on recreation activities are done by the Male Headed households (MHHs) than the Female Headed households (FHHs) in the Eastern province. It is respectively 78.63 percent and 21.37 percent. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Jaffna en_US
dc.subject Socio-demographic characteristics en_US
dc.subject recreational activities en_US
dc.subject Eastern province en_US
dc.title Socio-demographic characteristics of recreational activities: evidence from eastern province. en_US
dc.type Conference paper en_US


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