|
Selected Towns |
Small |
Medium |
|
Area where employment in |
1- Mirandela (41.1%) |
2- VILA REAL (20.1%) |
|
Area where employment in |
3- TAVIRA (21.9%) |
4- SILVES (28.6%) |
|
“Accessible” peri-urban area |
5- LIXA |
6- ESPOSENDE |
SURVEY PROCEDURES
The sample frame reproduces the population structure for the concelho’s territorial unit.
The non-farm business sample frame took into account the distribution of the non-farm
businesses according to the Economic Activity Classification (NACE codes) and was divided
into businesses based either on urban or rural freguesias, as indicated on the following table:
Table 1. Sampling frames used - NON-FARM BUSINESS
|
Questionnaires |
1 Mirandela |
2 Vila Real |
3 Tavira |
4 Silves |
5 Lixa |
6 Esposende | ||||||
|
NACE cods |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
|
A + B |
15 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
19 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
|
C |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
D |
10 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
28 |
14 |
15 |
7 |
|
E |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
F |
10 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
15 |
7 |
|
G |
40 |
12 |
38 |
12 |
34 |
15 |
35 |
16 |
38 |
17 |
34 |
17 |
|
H |
11 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
|
I |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
J |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
K |
6 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
L a Q |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
Total |
100 |
30 |
100 |
30 |
100 |
50 |
100 |
50 |
100 |
50 |
100 |
50 |
Source: Done by the author according to (1) Northern Region Statistic Yearbook 2000, INE
(2001); (2) Statistic Yearbook of the Algarve Region 2000, INE (2001).
In each town contacts were made with important local institutions (Town Halls, Managerial
Associations, Commercial and Industrial Associations, Regional Agriculture Board and
Regional Tourism Boards). Such contacts supplied the team with information regarding
potential interviews in the form of lists of businesses and farm businesses and were extremely
helpful in making the research project known and imparting information as to the actual limits
of the town. It was possible, then, to adequately define zones A and B. In each town Press
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