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 Departures for Spain (Road border - No.) of resident same-day visitors
Characteristic Description
Name Departures for Spain (Road border - No.) of resident same-day visitors by Purpose of journey; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Border survey
First available period 2004
Last available period 2007
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Purpose of journey
Concepts
  • MAIN REASON FOR JOURNEY:  The reason without which the journey would not have been made. The following reasons are considered:
    - Leisure, recreation and holiday: relaxation, gastronomy, shopping, sports as a spectator or player, education, meetings (non-professional), culture and entertainment as a spectator, art, hobbies, games and others (non-professional);
    - Professional / business: meetings, conventions,seminars, conferences, congresses, fairs and exhibitions (trade participation), missions, incentive trips, sales, marketing and other services,research, consultancy, language courses, education, research, occupations inthe arts, culture, religion and sports;
    - Visiting family and friends: visits to family members and/or friends, attending funerals, weddings, birthdays and other family events;
    - Health (voluntary reasons): health care and treatment at spas and near the sea, convalescent homes, and other treatments;
    - Religion and pilgrimages (non-professional):attending religious events and pilgrimages;
    - other reasons.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • SAME-DAY VISITOR:  A visitor who does not the stay the night at the place visited.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 06/06/2008


information presented in 19/5/2024