TOURISM CONSTRAINTS OF UMLAZI TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ...

4.2.17,"Respondents' perceptions about financial positionHere, the respondents were asked questions about how they view their financialposition. Nineteen percent ofthem agreed that they had enough money for basicnecessities, while only 8.5 percent agreed that they had enough money to spendon tourism. Given enough money, 76 percent ofthe respondents would spend someof it on tourism. This shows that most of the respondents are interested intourism (Table 4.2) but they do not have enough money to spend on it.TABLE 2.2 PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR FINANCIALPOSITIONPerceptions Strongly Agree Undecided Disagree StrongAgreeDisagreeEnough Money for bare necessities 8% 24.5% 6.5% 26% 35%Enough money for tourism 2.5% 6% 13.5% 13.5% 64.5%Willingness to spend on tourism 43.5% 32.5% 9.5% 7.5% 7%4.2.18 Perceptions of crimeOut of all the respondents 51 percent of the respondents feared housebreakingwhile they are away touring. Only 38 percent fear rape. This low percentage on thefear ofrape can be attributed to the fact that the majority ofthe respondents weremales and did not perceive rape as a threat. Fifty percent ofthe respondents feartheft and 68.5 percent fear car hijacking. This is not surprising because mostrespondents prefer using their own cars when touring. Sixty percent fear attacks bythugs (Table 4.3).57