Table 2 Descriptive statistics of...

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of socio-economic development of festival tourism

Statements	Mean	SD	Loadings	Reliability
Community Cohesiveness (CC)	3.05	0.99
Help create cohesion in the community	3.03	0.97	0.79	0.74
Enhance community image	3.29	0.89	0.71	0.71
Build community	3.21	0.90	0.75	0.76
Help preserve the local culture	2.67	1.18	0.69	0.73
Economic Benefits (EB)	3.55	1.10
Increase employment opportunities	3.69	1.42	0.81	0.78
Increase standard of living	3.23	1.38	0.80	0.77
Encourage locals to develop new facilities	3.18	1.38	0.77	0.78
Increase sales and hence revenue	4.11	1.27	0.73	0.69
Social Benefits (SB)	3.58	0.96
Provide more recreational opportunities	3.54	1.25	0.87	0.81
Promote organization and businesses	3.71	1.32	0.87	0.80
Offer family-based recreation activities	3.60	1.36	0.86	0.80
Enhance community image to outsiders	3.72	1.35	0.79	0.85
Help foster relationship between residents and visitors	3.96	1.30	0.76	0.80
Educational make people aware of culture	2.95	1.49	0.63	0.80
Social Cost (SC)	3.75	1.37
Increase traffic congestion	4.47	1.17	0.81	0.92
Put pressure on local services (police, utilities, etc.)	3.74	1.31	0.78	0.93
Increase crime rate	3.58	1.39	0.77	0.93
Overcrowding	3.13	1.49	0.76	0.92
Sexual abuse or Prostitution	4.09	1.40	0.74	0.9
Noise pollution	3.48	1.47	0.68	0.89
Festival tourism support (FTS)	3.84	1.12
I believe that further festival tourism activities would positively affect my quality of life in this community	3.12	1.02	0.87	0.80
I think this festival would attract more tourists	3.26	1.22	0.78	0.85
I support the celebration of this festival in my community	4.03	1.11	0.86	0.81
I think this festival is the best strategy for economic diversification for the people of Kwahu	4.56	1.24	0.65	0.80
Overall, I believe the impact of the festival is positive in the Kwahu traditional areas	4.22	1.00	0.78	0.82

Statements	Mean	SD	Loadings	Reliability
Community Cohesiveness (CC)	3.05	0.99
Help create cohesion in the community	3.03	0.97	0.79	0.74
Enhance community image	3.29	0.89	0.71	0.71
Build community	3.21	0.90	0.75	0.76
Help preserve the local culture	2.67	1.18	0.69	0.73
Economic Benefits (EB)	3.55	1.10
Increase employment opportunities	3.69	1.42	0.81	0.78
Increase standard of living	3.23	1.38	0.80	0.77
Encourage locals to develop new facilities	3.18	1.38	0.77	0.78
Increase sales and hence revenue	4.11	1.27	0.73	0.69
Social Benefits (SB)	3.58	0.96
Provide more recreational opportunities	3.54	1.25	0.87	0.81
Promote organization and businesses	3.71	1.32	0.87	0.80
Offer family-based recreation activities	3.60	1.36	0.86	0.80
Enhance community image to outsiders	3.72	1.35	0.79	0.85
Help foster relationship between residents and visitors	3.96	1.30	0.76	0.80
Educational make people aware of culture	2.95	1.49	0.63	0.80
Social Cost (SC)	3.75	1.37
Increase traffic congestion	4.47	1.17	0.81	0.92
Put pressure on local services (police, utilities, etc.)	3.74	1.31	0.78	0.93
Increase crime rate	3.58	1.39	0.77	0.93
Overcrowding	3.13	1.49	0.76	0.92
Sexual abuse or Prostitution	4.09	1.40	0.74	0.9
Noise pollution	3.48	1.47	0.68	0.89
Festival tourism support (FTS)	3.84	1.12
I believe that further festival tourism activities would positively affect my quality of life in this community	3.12	1.02	0.87	0.80
I think this festival would attract more tourists	3.26	1.22	0.78	0.85
I support the celebration of this festival in my community	4.03	1.11	0.86	0.81
I think this festival is the best strategy for economic diversification for the people of Kwahu	4.56	1.24	0.65	0.80
Overall, I believe the impact of the festival is positive in the Kwahu traditional areas	4.22	1.00	0.78	0.82

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