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INGENIEUR
Gender
Male (%)
Female (%)

93.75
6.25

Race
Malays (%)
Indonesian (%)

96.88
3.12

Income
< RM500
RM501-1,000
RM1,001-1,500
RM1,501-2,000
>RM2000
Mean

12.50
53.13
12.50
18.75
3.12
RM1,170

Profession
Government officer
Agricultural farmer
Businessman
Contractor
Security guard
Cleaner
Freshwater fish
culturing and selling
Total

13.04
47.82
13.04
4.35
8.70
4.35
8.70

Age (years)
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
>60
Mean age (years)

6.25
15.62
18.75
9.38
12.50
9.38
12.50
12.50
3.12
40

Trips per month
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
Mean trips per month

31.25
18.75
18.75
3.12
6.25
21.88
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Table 1. Socio-Economic
Profile of the Respondents

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Function (TGF) to the recreational site by measuring
the consumer surplus. The consumer surplus is
the average aggregate level of satisfaction gain
from indulging in the leisure activity nett of its
travel cost. A TGF to the Pahang River waters for
angling purposes is obtained by adopting the travel
cost method (TCM). Although, there is no price to
angling along the river water, the travel cost is used
as a proxy of price which is needed to obtain the
TGF demand function for angling along the Pahang
River waters.
Profiling Malaysian Angling Enthusiasts
The profile of a typical angler along the Pahang
River waters is given in Table 1. The income of
the average visitor is RM770 per month. While the
average number of years of formal education was

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nine years, that is up to lower secondary schools,
the mean age of visitors was 40 years old. The
relatively high age group indulging in this activity is
related to the experience and sense of adventure
involved in this activity. Further, sport fishing
takes a lot of time and it is possible that those
who are a little bit more settled and already have
a stable income would be more likely to have the
time to spare for this activity. The distance of the
recreational site from home has some influence
on the mode of transportation chosen. An average
one-way travel to the site takes about one and a
quarter hour that is manageable for most form
of land and water vehicles. About 47% of the
respondents indicated that they used a motorcycle
to access to the site. 33.5% of the visitors used
a car to reach the site, 17% of the visitors used a