Table 1

Definitions of the variables

VariableDefinition
NVNumber of visits of a visitor to the site during last year
RTTCRound total travel cost from visitors' home to the site excluding time cost
AGEAge of the respondent
FLZFamily size of the respondents
EDURepresents respondents' education level, categorized from 0 to 6 groups (i.e. 0→ illiterate, 1→ primary school level, 2→ middle school level, 3→ high school level, 4→higher secondary school level, 5→undergraduates and 6→postgraduate and above)
YMonthly income of respondents in thousand Indian Rs
Q1Sightseeing, the main recreation activity done by respondents at the lake
Q2Fishing, the main recreation activity done by respondents at the lake

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