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Changing
ChangingFamily
FamilyStructure
Structure
Marrying
Marryinglater,
later,fewer
fewerchildren,
children,
working
workingwomen,
women,and
andnonfamily
nonfamilyhouseholds
households
Geographic
GeographicShifts
Shifts
Moving
Movingto
tothe
theSunbelt
Sunbeltand
andsuburbs
suburbs(MSA’s)
(MSA’s)
Increased
IncreasedEducation
Education
Increased
Increasedcollege
collegeattendance
attendance
and
andwhite-collar
white-collarworkers
workers
Growing
GrowingEthnic
Ethnicand
andRacial
RacialDiversity
Diversity
72%
72%Caucasian,
Caucasian,13%
13%African-American,
African-American,
11%
11%Hispanic
Hispanic&&3%
3%Asian
Asian
Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 3e ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. 5
Philip Kotler, John Bowen, James Makens Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Age Distribution of the U.S.
Population
Key
Key
Changes
Changes in
in Income
Income Economic
Economic
Concerns
Concerns for
for
Marketers
Marketers
Changing
Changing Consumer
Consumer
Spending
Spending Patterns
Patterns
Factors
Factors Affecting
Affecting
Ecotourism
Ecotourism the
the
Natural
Natural
Environment
Environment
Recycle
Recycle and
and
Reduce
Reduce Waste
Waste
Increased
Increased
Changing
Changing Emphasis
Emphasis on on
Increasing
Increasing Government
Government Ethics
Ethics &&
Legislation
Legislation Agency
Agency Socially
Socially
Enforcement
Enforcement Responsible
Responsible
Actions
Actions