Development of a Tourism Awareness Index and Its Determinants among Tourism Workers

Authors

  • Sarni Maniar Berliana Research Unit of Sustainable Development Goals, Politeknik Statistika STIS, Jakarta, 13330, Indonesia
  • Krismanti Tri Wahyuni Research Unit of Sustainable Development Goals, Politeknik Statistika STIS, Jakarta, 13330, Indonesia
  • Victoria P. Valenzuela CSSP-DPAG-Bulacan State University, Bulacan, 3000, Philippines
  • Joshua G. Meneses San Miguel National High School, San Juan, San Miguel, Bulacan, 3011, Philippines
  • Wahyuni Andriana Sofa Research Unit of Economy and Policy, Politeknik Statistika STIS, Jakarta, 13330, Indonesia
  • Maria A. Hasiholan Siallagan BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Sutomo 6-8, Jakarta, 10710, Indonesia
  • Ditto Satrio Wicaksono BPS-Statistics of Bulukumba Regency, Jl. Ahmad Yani No.18, Bulukumba, 92517, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30829/zero.v10i2.29707

Keywords:

Composite Index, Factor Analysis, Ordinal Logistic Regression, Sapta Pesona, Tourism Awareness, Tourism Workers.

Abstract

Tourism worker awareness is essential for service quality and sustainable tourism development, yet a validated composite measure remains lacking. This study develops the Tourism Awareness Index (TAI) based on the Sapta Pesona framework using survey data from 868 tourism workers in Malang Regency, Indonesia. Six dimensions showed satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.65-0.81), while one dimension had alpha slightly above 0.60. Factor analysis with principal component extraction identified a three-factor structure explaining 74.2% of total variance, supported by a KMO value of 0.91 and a significant Bartlett's test. Ordered logistic regression revealed that workers aged 45 years and above (OR = 1.42, p = 0.042) and those with at least a high school education (OR = 1.60, p = 0.004) were more likely to achieve higher TAI levels, while lack of foreign language proficiency reduced this likelihood (OR = 0.57, p = 0.003). The TAI offers a statistically validated tool and may support workforce development and tourism policy.

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