Structure of Foreigner Tourists
(%)
Indicator 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
                 
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
by Sex 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Male 70.3 69.8 67.8 68.7 69.9 67.7 68.9 70.4
    Female 29.7 30.2 32.2 31.3 30.1 32.3 31.1 29.6
by Age 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   14 and under 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.2
   15-24 9.6 9.7 9.1 9.6 10.0 9.3 9.2 10.5
   25-44 49.5 49.6 51.5 50.3 51.6 46.8 48.3 49.7
   45-64 33.3 32.9 31.8 32.1 29.8 36.1 35.2 32.0
   65 and over 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.6
by Purpose of Coming to Shandong  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Business 48.3 48.2 46.3 47.7 54.4 46.5 47.7 49.8
    Cultural and Academic Exchanges  5.7 5.7 7.7 6.3 8.2 7.9 8.1 6.1
    Visiting relatives and Friends 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.2
    Sightseeing 39.8 40.4 39.6 39.8 26.5 31.2 35.9 35.7
    Others 2.0 1.6 2.1 1.8 4.6 8.1 2.4 3.2