1. 2005 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON DOMESTIC VISITORS (HSDV)
Republic of the Philippines
 NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE and DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
2005 HOUSEHOLD
SURVEY ON
DOMESTIC VISITORS (HSDV)
FINAL RESULTS
Presented for the 4th Quarter DOT Regional Directors’ Meeting
Zamboanga City November 28, 2006

2. Outline Background Objectives Sampling Design IV. Survey Questionnaire
V. Pre-Enumeration Activities
VI. Field Operation
VII. Data Processing
Highlights
On-going Activities

3. Background of the Survey:
A nationwide undertaking designed to gather data on household information on domestic tourism
Joint effort of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the National Statistics Office (NSO) 3

4. Objectives of the Survey:
To provide baseline data to measure the volume of domestic tourism
To determine the profile and travel characteristics of domestic visitors
Identify the travel patterns of the Filipino households
Estimate the extent and economic contribution of domestic tourism in the country 4

5. Sampling Design:
As rider to the Labor Force Survey, used the 2003 Master Sample
Used about 12,500 sample households from the 2003 MS 5

6. Survey Questionnaires:
HSDV Form 1 (Household Questionnaire)
HSDV Form 2 (Individual Questionnaire) 6

7. HSDV Form 1 (Household Questionnaire):
A three-page questionnaire divided into:
Section A. Demographic Characteristics of Household Members
Section B. Information on Visitors Received by the Household During the Past Six Months
Section C. Information on Second Home Owned by Any Member of the Household

8. HSDV Form 2 (Individual Questionnaire):
A seven-page questionnaire used to gather the following information:
Trips made by household members 15 years old and over
Details of domestic trips (place and length of stay; person who made the decision in making the trip and who arranged the travel; travel companion; mode of transportation, purpose and activities during the trip, etc.)
Places and attractions visited

9. HSDV Form 2 (Individual Questionnaire):
A seven-page questionnaire used to gather the following information:
Details of most recent domestic package tour trip (including expenses)
Details of most recent independent trip (including expenses)
Desire to travel within the next 12 months (place to visit, month of travel and activities to be done)
Reasons for not wanting to travel in the next 12 months if given the chance

10. Pre-enumeration Activities10

11. PRE-TEST OPERATION: WHERE ? WHEN ? WHO ? 11
Barreto, Olongapo City, Zambales
WHERE ?
Bangantalinga, Iba, Zambales
WHEN ?
June 3 to 4, 2005
22 NSO and DOT staff
WHO ? 11

12. Barangay Bangantalinga
Summary of Pretest Findings:
5 to 15 minutes
Average interview time for individual questionnaire (Form 2)
5 to 10 minutes
Average interview time for household questionnaire (Form 1) 67 55
Number of persons 15 years old and over interviewed 7 6
Number of households with second home
152
135
Number of persons 15 years old and over 42 38
Total Number of Households Enumerated
Barangay Bangantalinga
Barangay Barreto
Indicators 12

13. TRAINING: 1st Level Training conducted at NSO Central office: 13
Date: September 21-24, 2005
Trainers: Selected NSO and DOT personnel
Participants: NSO Central office personnel
19 NSO Field office personnel
3 DOT personnel 13

14. TRAINING: 2nd Level Training conducted at NSO Regional offices:
Date: September 27-30, 2005
Trainers: Selected NSO and DOT personnel
Participants: NSO Field office personnel
3rd Level Training conducted at NSO Provincial offices:
Date: October 3-6, 2005
Trainers: Selected NSO personnel
Participants: NSO Field office personnel 14

15. Field Operation 15

16. ENUMERATION & SUPERVISION:
Timeframe: October 8 to 31, 2005
Standard output:
For enumeration, 4 households per day 16

17. Data Processing 17

18. DATA PROCESSING: Manual processing at provincial offices
Data encoding and processing at regional offices
Re-verification and finalization of datafiles at central office 18

19. RESPONSE RATE:

20. Highlights 20

21. N= 54.6M FILIPINO 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER
Two in every five Filipino 15 years old and over are domestic travelers during the past six months...
N= 54.6M FILIPINO 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER
Traveled
(43.5%)
23.7M
Did not travel
(56.5%)
30.9M 21

22. Distribution of Domestic Travelers by Age Group, Philippines: 2005
Profile of Domestic Travelers
Number and Percent Distribution of Domestic Travelers by
Employment Status, Philippines: 2005
9,322
39.3%
14,426
60.7%
Employed
Unemployed
Distribution of Domestic Travelers by Age Group, Philippines: 2005
65 AND OVER
Male
Female
2000
3000
4000
1000

23. Distribution of Travelers by Region:

24. On the average, each individual made…
Two trips during the past six months
1.6
Average number of trips
23.7M
Total number of domestic travelers
37.7M
Total number of trips
Two places visited during the past six months
2.0
Average number of places visited
23.7M
Total number of domestic travelers
46.3M
Total number of places visited 24

25. Other than National Capital Region, top 10 places visited were…
Cavite
4.9%
Batangas
4.0%
Laguna
3.9%
Iloilo
3.8%
Bulacan
3.7%
Nueva Ecija
2.9%
Pampanga
Cebu
2.7%
Pangasinan
2.4%
Albay
2.1% 25

26. Top 5 attractions visited …
Malls
23.6%
Parks
7.4%
Church/Shrine/
Cathedral
7.3%
Beach/Resort
2.2%
Food chain/Restaurant
1.0% 26

27. Did not stay overnight (50.8%) N= 23.7M DOMESTIC TRAVELERS
Forty-nine percent spent overnight in the place visited…
11.7M
Stayed overnight (49.2%)
12.1M
Did not stay overnight (50.8%)
N= 23.7M DOMESTIC TRAVELERS 27

28. 4 in every 10 spent 2 - 3 nights in the place visited…
39.9%
1 night
40.7%
2-3 nights
9.2%
4-5 nights
12.0%
5.9%
6.5%
1.8%
6-7 nights
8-14 nights
15-30 nights
>30 nights 28

29. Each traveler would stay in the house of relatives or friends…20 40 60 80
100
House of relatives & friends
78.4%
Hotel
6.9%
Resort
5.4%
Others
4.7%
Apartelle/Rented homes/Apartment
3.8%
Pension inn/Lodge
2.4%
Vacation house
2.1%
Homestay
2.0%
Youth hostel/ dormitory, etc.
1.4%
Hospital
1.1% 29

30. N= 23.5M INDEPENDENT TRIP TRAVELERS
Of those who had independent trip…
99% of domestic travelers had independent trip…
N= 23.5M INDEPENDENT TRIP TRAVELERS
Paid for the trip (74.7%)
17.5M
Did not pay for the trip (25.3%)
5.9M 30

31. Average expenses during the most recent paid independent trip…31

32. If given the chance, a greater proportion of those who traveled wanted to travel in the next 12 months…
Traveled
Did not travel
Wanted to travel
72.8%
Did not want to travel
27.2%
48.0%
52.0% 32

33. Filipino households are indeed hospitable…
DAY VISITOR
4.5 M
OVERNIGHT VISITOR
1.7 M
DAY VISITOR AND
2.8 M 33

34. Number of households (in ‘000)
97% received overnight visitors who are also residents in the country…
Indicator
Number of households (in ‘000)
Percent
Total number of households who received overnight visitors
4,518
100.0
Foreign nationals visiting the Philippines 37
0.8
Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad 85
1.9
Foreign nationals residing in the Philippines 79
1.7
Local residents
4,379
96.9 34

35. DATA at the Regional Level
Source: NSO-DOT, 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors 35

36. DATA at the Regional Level
Source: NSO-DOT, 2005 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors 36

37. DATA at the Regional Level37

38. DATA at the Regional Level
Philippines
(‘000)
32,967
32,121
31,275
HH members who would want to Travel
Upper Limit
Estimate
Lower Limit 38

39. DATA at the Regional Level
See next slide 39

40. DATA at the Regional Level40

41. DATA at the Regional Level41

42. DATA at the Regional Level
See next slide 42

43. DATA at the Regional Level43

44. On-going Activities Preparation of HSDV Final Report
Finalize HSDV Public Use-File (PUF)
Training/Demo on the Use of HSDV PUF 44

45. Visit the NSO Website: www.census.gov.ph45