TOURISM CONSTRAINTS OF UMLAZI TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ...

"-4.2.6 Number of the dependents of the respondentsFigure 4.6 shows that 30.5 percent of the respondents had more than fivedependents. lbis can be attributed to the extended family system that is prevalentin black communities. Only 15.5 percent ofthe respondents indicated that they hadno dependants. lbis is likely to be mostly amongst the respondents who werebetween ages 16 to 25 years.These figures indicate that a large percentage (30.5 percent) ofthe respondents hadas many as six or more dependants to support with their income. When oneconsiders that figure 4.2 indicated that about 26 percent ofthe respondents had noincome and about 31 percent earned less than R2 500 per month, one can concludethat these people are not likely to have money to spend on tourism.FIGURE 4.6 : NUMBER OF DEPENDANTS45