Tourism Led Growth and Empowerment Questionnaire

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INTEGRATED FIELD SURVEY INSTRUMENT

Tourism-Led Growth & Community Empowerment Assessment in Homestay-Based Ecotourism
TLGH × Scheyvens' Community Empowerment Framework

Instructions: Administer to one respondent per household. Where possible, interview male and female members separately.
Likert Scale throughout: 1 = Strongly Disagree / Very Poor → 5 = Strongly Agree / Excellent.

Survey Date

Enumerator

Village/Locality

GPS Coordinates

Survey Code

Time Start

Time End

SECTION I: RESPONDENT PROFILE

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

RP2. Gender Select... Male Female Other

RP3. Ethnic Community Select... Lepcha Bhutia Nepali Tamang Rai Gurung Other

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

RP5. Role in homestay Select... Owner Cook/housekeeper Guide Transport Shop/business No role

RP6. Years in tourism

RP7. Occupation BEFORE tourism Select... Farming Plantation/tea garden Timber/forest extraction Out-migrant worker Govt. service Unemployed Other

RP8. Homestays in village (approx.)

SECTION II: DIRECT ECONOMIC EFFECTS

II-A. Income and Livelihood Change (Rate 1-5)

II-B. Financial Autonomy (Rate 1-5)

II-C. Quick Metrics

Monthly income — Peak Season (₹)

Monthly income — Off-Season (₹)

% of total household income from tourism Select... < 25% 25–50% 51–75% > 75% 100%

Change vs. pre-tourism occupation Select... Doubled+ 50–100% increase < 50% increase No change Decreased

Who controls household tourism income? Select... Self Spouse Male head Joint Other

II-D. Employment Creation (Rate 1-5)

SECTION III: INDIRECT AND INDUCED EFFECTS

III-A. Local Supply Chain and Backward Linkage (Rate 1-5)

Local supply % Select... < 25% 25–50% 51–75% > 75% All local

Income leakage outside village (%)

III-B. Induced Multiplier — Household Consumption Effects (Rate 1-5)

III-C. Equity of Benefit Distribution (Rate 1-5)

SECTION IV: STRUCTURAL GROWTH BEYOND TOURISM

IV-A. Infrastructure-Induced Growth (Rate 1-5)

IV-B. Human Capital and Skills Development (Rate 1-5)

Training received (Tick all that apply):

Govt. programme NGO training Self-learned Online/YouTube None

SECTION V: PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT

V-A. Self-Esteem, Dignity, and Confidence (Rate 1-5)

V-B. Cultural Pride and Identity (Rate 1-5)

V-C. Cultural Risk (Rate 1-5 — higher = greater risk)

V-D. Women-Specific Psychological Empowerment (Female only)

SECTION VI: SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT

VI-A. Community Cohesion (Rate 1-5)

VI-B. Social Tension Indicators (Rate 1-5 — higher = greater tension)

VI-C. Collective Institutions and Governance (Rate 1-5)

Community Institutions Present (Tick all):

Tourism Cooperative Tourism Committee Women's SHG Homestay Association GP Tourism Sub-committee None

VI-D. Youth and Inter-generational Effects (Rate 1-5)

SECTION VII: POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT

VII-A. Community Control and Agency (Rate 1-5)

VII-B. Voice, Advocacy, and Policy Access (Rate 1-5)

WB Tourism Policy (2022) awareness:

Fully aware Partially aware Name only Not aware

VII-C. Women's Political Empowerment (Female only)

VII-D. Household Decision Authority

SECTION VIII: LIMITING CONDITIONS & VULNERABILITY

VIII-A. Seasonality and Economic Vulnerability (Rate 1-5)

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

Season	%
March – May (Spring Peak)
June – September (Monsoon)
October – November (Autumn Peak)
December – February (Winter)

VIII-B. External Dependency and Autonomy (Rate 1-5)

SECTION IX: CONSERVATION ECONOMY

SECTION X: OVERALL INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

X-1. Standard of Living Change (1 = Very Poor → 5 = Very Good)

X-2. Overall self-rating of tourism's development impact (1-5) Select... 1 - Very Poor 2 - Poor 3 - Average 4 - Good 5 - Excellent

X-3. Has tourism GENUINELY empowered your community? Select... Yes — across all areas Mainly economic only Partially Minimally No — created dependency

X-4. The single greatest benefit tourism has brought BEYOND direct income:

X-5. The single greatest barrier to tourism fulfilling its full growth potential:

ENUMERATOR'S FIELD NOTES

Observed evidence (Tick all):

Renovated homestay New consumer goods visible Children in school uniforms New vehicles Solar panels SHG meeting active Tourism signage Govt scheme posters Road improvement ongoing Evidence of waste stress Tourist vehicles present

Overall respondent reliability:

Very reliable Reliable Partial Unreliable

Additional observations: