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Table 11.2
FLC versus non-FLC by region
Ballarat
Bendigo
Geelong
Yarra Valley
88.4% (
n
= 38)
71.9% (
n
= 46)
84.2% (
n
= 32)
81.5% (
n
= 22)
FLC
11.6% (
n
= 5)
28.1% (
n
= 8)
15.8% (
n
= 6)
18.5% (
n
= 5)
Non-FLC
Tot al
43
64
38
27
χ
2
= 5.021, d.f. = 3,
p
> 0.05
Table 11.3
FLC versus non-FLC by accommodation type
VFR
Commercial
Day tripper
Tot al
22% (
n
= 30)
51.5% (
n
= 70)
26.5% (
n
= 36)
FLC
136
31.4% (
n
= 11)
62.9% (
n
= 22)
5.7% (
n
= 2)
Non-FLC
35
Tot al
41
92
38
171
Table 11.4
Number of nights staying in destination and FLC versus non-FLC, by region
Ballarat*
Bendigo
Geelong
Yarra Valley
FLC
4.52
3.35
3.83
1.77
Non-FLC
5.40
2.00
4.00
2.25
*Significant at the 95% confidence level
(Table 11.3). The majority of FLC respondents were staying in commercial
accommodation (51.5%) followed by day-trippers (26.5%) and then VFRs.
The majority of non-FLC respondents were also staying in commercial ac-
commodation (62.9%) followed by VFRs (31.4%). Few non-FLC respondents
were day-trippers (5.7%).
Respondents were also asked how long they were staying in the region.
The means across each region were considered and examined based on being
FLC or non-FLC. The results are presented in Table 11.4.
In order to test for statistical significance,
t
-tests were performed at the
95% confidence level. These tests revealed no significant different between
FLC and non-FLC stages for Bendigo, Geelong or Yarra Valley. However,
