Tourism Impact Analysis Questionnaire with Charts

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT

Evidence-Based Measurement of Homestay Tourism's Socio-Economic Impacts
Offbeat Hill Destinations — Kalimpong District, West Bengal

Instructions: Administer to BOTH tourism and non-tourism households for comparative analysis.
Likert Scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree / Not at all → 5 = Strongly Agree / Very much so.

Survey Date

Enumerator

Village

GPS Coordinates

Survey Code

Time Start

Time End

Respondent Type

Homestay Owner Non-tourism Household Local Business SHG Member GP Member Tour Guide

SECTION I: RESPONDENT PROFILE

RP1. Age Select... < 25 25–35 36–45 46–55 56–65 > 65

RP2. Gender Select... Male Female Other

RP3. Ethnic community Select... Lepcha Bhutia Nepali Tamang Rai Gurung SC ST Other

RP4. Education Select... None Primary Secondary H.S. Graduate PG

RP5. Household size

RP6. Tourism involvement Select... Direct — own/operate homestay Indirect — supply goods/services No involvement

RP7. Years in tourism

RP8. Pre-tourism primary occupation Select... Farming Plantation labour Forest extraction Out-migrant Govt. service Unemployed Other

SECTION II: INCOME AND POVERTY IMPACT

II-A. Income Level and Change

Indicator	Before Tourism	Currently
Approximate monthly household income (₹)
Primary income source
% of income from tourism (current)	—
Months of adequate income per year

II-B. Income Impact (Rate 1-5)

II-C. Poverty and Basic Needs (Rate 1-5)

II-D. Economic Vulnerability (Rate 1-5)

Seasonal income distribution (approx. % of annual tourism income):

Season	% Share
Spring — Mar to May (Peak)
Monsoon — Jun to Sep
Autumn — Oct to Nov (Peak)
Winter — Dec to Feb

SECTION III: EMPLOYMENT AND LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION

III-A. Direct Employment Generated

Total persons employed in your homestay

Family members directly working in homestay

Non-family paid employees

Female employees (family + non-family)

Youth employees (below 30 years)

Return migrants now employed in tourism

III-B. Employment Quality and Diversification (Rate 1-5)

III-C. Women's Economic Participation (Rate 1-5)

Who primarily controls household tourism income?

Self (woman) Husband/male head Joint Adult child Other

SECTION IV: INDIRECT AND INDUCED MULTIPLIER EFFECTS

IV-A. Backward Supply Linkage (Rate 1-5)

Local procurement percentage:

<25% 25–50% 51–75% >75% Entirely local

IV-B. Induced Economic Effects (Rate 1-5)

IV-C. Income Leakage Assessment

Leakage Item	Estimated Monthly Amount (₹)
OTA platform commission paid (Booking.com/MakeMyTrip)
Supplies purchased from outside the village
Wages paid to non-local employees
Loan/EMI repayments (tourism infrastructure debt)

SECTION V: INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC GOODS IMPACT

V-A. Infrastructure Improvements Attributable to Tourism (Rate 1-5)

Specific infrastructure improvements directly linked to tourism (Tick all observed):

Road paving Footpath construction Solar lighting Water tank/supply line Public toilet Viewpoint platform Village signage Community hall None

SECTION VI: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPACTS

VI-A. Positive Social Impacts (Rate 1-5)

VI-B. Negative Social Impacts (Rate 1-5, higher = more severe)

Specific negative social behaviours observed (Tick all):

Increased alcohol consumption Substance abuse Gambling Increased gender tensions Inappropriate tourist behaviour Crime increase None observed

SECTION VII: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY IMPACT

SECTION VIII: STANDARD OF LIVING CHANGE — BEFORE/AFTER MATRIX

Rate each indicator on a scale of 1 (Very Poor) to 5 (Very Good) for BEFORE and AFTER tourism:

SECTION IX: OVERALL ASSESSMENT

IX-1. Overall impact rating (1-5):

Economic impact

Social impact

Cultural impact

Environmental impact

IX-2. Has tourism GENUINELY improved your household's wellbeing? Select... Yes — substantially and across all dimensions Yes — mainly economic, social improvements limited Partially — some gains but real costs also Minimally — changes are marginal No — tourism has created more problems than it solved

IX-3. Who benefits MOST from tourism in your village? (Select top choices):

Homestay owners Women Youth Local businesses Farmers supplying homestays Transport operators Guides Craft producers Politicians/elites only

IX-4. Who benefits LEAST? (Tick all):

Landless households Elderly Non-tourism households Women (labour without reward) Tribal/Adivasi communities Households on poor roads None — benefits well distributed

IX-5. Open-ended: What is the single most important socio-economic change — positive or negative — that tourism has brought to your household and your village?

ENUMERATOR'S OBSERVATION CHECKLIST

Evidence of Positive Impact (Tick all observed):

Renovated/extended homestay New consumer durables (TV, vehicle) Children in school uniforms Solar panels / modern energy Active Women's SHG meeting Local supply stalls / farm links visible New road surfacing or footpaths Tourism information board / village map

Evidence of Negative Impact (Tick all observed):

Visible waste/litter along tourist trails Abandoned farmland (food prod lost) Overcrowded parking / peak congestion Closed/abandoned homestays Commercially altered cultural performance Seasonal idle youth (off-season) Visible economic inequality between HHs Degraded forest trail or viewpoint

Overall assessment of tourism's net socio-economic impact on this village: Select... Strongly positive — tangible improvement across most dimensions Moderately positive — mainly income gains; structural change limited Mixed — significant trade-offs between economic gains and social/environmental costs Marginally positive — changes too small to be meaningful Net negative — costs outweigh benefits

Respondent reliability:

Very reliable Reliable Partially reliable Unreliable

Additional observations:

Aggregate Domain Summary (Mean Scores)

Averages calculated across all locally submitted responses for each analytical domain (1 to 5 scale).