Between June 1999 and May 2000, 2051 residents of Bavaria were interviewed on health and health-related behaviour. The objective of the study was to assess the representativeness and validity of data acquired by computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) as compared to results of the German National Health Examination Survey 1998. The following variables showed excellent agreement: subjective health status, lifetime disease prevalences, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, utilisation of medical services, and smoking habits (prevalence of present and former smoking, average cigarette consumption per day). Minor differences were found with respect to the frequency of consulting naturopathic doctors. Self-reported anthropometric data from the present study differed considerably from the results of the objective measurements during the German Health Survey. We conclude that, in terms of data quality, CATI compares well with traditional methods such as face-to-face interviewing or mailed questionnaires. In view of several practical advantages of the method, we recommend CATI as a future basic methodology of a German health surveillance system consisting of different coordinated health data collections.
RESUMENEl objetivo de este trabajo es revelar la estructura territorial del turismo en la ciudad de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, en el estado de Chiapas, México. La investigación se compone de dos secciones: la primera esboza la base natural, histórica y social que soporta el crecimiento turístico en el área en estudio; la segunda identifica los elementos en torno a los que se organiza el turismo en el territorio: los recursos y servicios turísticos, los canales espaciales de circulación de los turistas, así como los flujos que éstos originan desde ámbitos nacionales y del extranjero.Palabras clave: estructura territorial, turismo, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, México.
The territorial structure of tourism in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
ABSTRACTThe aim of this work is to reveal the spatial structure of tourism in the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. The research is divided into two major parts: the first outlines the natural, social, and historical base that supports the growth of tourism in the study area, while the second identifies the elements around which tourism is organized in the territory: resources and tourist services, means of transportation, and tourist flows.
RESUMENEl aumento de los destinos turísticos en México ha significado una diversificación de la oferta turística del país. Sin embargo, la actuación de agentes sociales diversos ha priorizado lugares que destacan notoriamente de los restantes. Este trabajo revela una clasificación de destinos turísticos en diez niveles de selectividad territorial. Para ello, se precisaron las posiciones conceptuales asumidas; se reconocieron acontecimientos ligados con el fomento turístico-territorial, se formuló la metodología seguida y se describieron rasgos típicos de la jerarquía resultante de lugares.
Palabras clave: Selectividad territorial, destinos turísticos, México
Levels of territorial selectivity of tourist destinations in Mexico
ABSTRACTThe diversification of the tourist market in Mexico has resulted in a growing number of destinations, some of which have been given special attention by different social agents. This paper proposes a classification of Mexican tourist destinations arranged into ten categories of territorial selectivity. Firstly, we portray the conceptual framework for this research, then we indicate the evolution of the territorial sponsorship of tourism in Mexico; further on, we make clear the methodological path followed and, finally, we explain the fundamentals of each category of tourist destinations found.
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