Survey Research for Public Administration

Folz, David H.

doi:10.4135/9781483327570

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“…The telephone numbers were randomised by the last two digits and compiled from the Hong Kong residential numbers in three areas, including New Territories, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Outlying Islands. The selection of samples from the target population depends on the information needs, survey objectives, the unit of analysis, and the method of contact (Folz, 1996). The target population of this survey included all permanent residents of Hong Kong aged 10 or above, excluding domestic helpers and visitors in the household.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban park visiting habits and leisure activities of residents in Hong Kong, China

Wong

2009

Managing Leisure

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This paper examines urban park visiting behaviour of Hong Kong residents. It uses the findings from a telephone survey conducted in 2005, in which 758 Hong Kong residents were successfully interviewed. The survey found that there were slightly more infrequent park users than frequent park users (FPUs) in Hong Kong. About 8% of the respondents said that they never visit urban parks. Of the 43% of FPUs, many of them were either elderly or adolescents. The survey revealed that many users visited parks near their homes and stayed there for a short time. The most appealing activities for park users were doing exercise and taking leisure walks. The dominant barrier that deterred people from going to parks was lack of time to go. Obviously, this is a reflection of the lifestyle of Hong Kong people, in which working long hours are the norm. The findings contributed to a better understanding of the present park-visiting habits of Hong Kong people and indicated that the park authority needs to review its current park planning, design, and management policies to better meet the needs of users. Moreover, in response to the challenges caused by the declining birth rates and the upsurge of the ageing population in recent years, Hong Kong needs to map out a comprehensive strategy to develop urban parks that can cater to the leisure needs of its citizens.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Urban park visiting habits and leisure activities of residents in Hong Kong, China

Wong

2009

Managing Leisure

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“…The summaries were amended based on participant feedback. In all instances, the interviewees were granted confidentiality, a standard in survey research (Folz, 1996). Thus, no responses in this report are attributed directly to any interviewee.…”

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Evaluation of the Benefits Attributable to Automotive Lighweight Materials Program Research and Development Projects

Das

Peretz

Tonn³

2002

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“…More recently, the levels of citizen satisfaction regarding the same public services were compared between towns (Miller and Miller 1991;Kobayashi and Miller 2000). In this area, even though some studies have insisted on methodological aspects, most of them are an extension of more generic methodological questions related to social sciences and the research through surveys (Folz 1996;Kobayashi and Miller 2000).…”

Section: Economic Literaturementioning

confidence: 98%