Table 3.

Percentage of visitors to mangroves in Singapore who stated that their motivation for visiting came under one of nine categories. Percentages are given by site. Italic values represent the two most popular motivations for each site

Motivation	Original definition (Table 2)	Chek Jawa (n = 12)	Sungei Buloh (n = 25)	Pasir Ris (n = 18)	Berlayer Creek (n = 12)
Sense of peace	Spiritual/religious	8.3	0	38.8	8.3
Recreation	Recreation and tourism	33.3	24	16.6	58.3
Tourism	Recreation and tourism	8.3	4	0	0
Enjoy the cityscape	Aesthetic	8.3	4	5.5	0
Connect with nature	Inspirational	25	44	16.6	25
Educational	Educational	8.3	20	0	8.3
Sense of familiarity	Cultural identity/sense of place	0	0	5.5	0
Local history	Cultural heritage	0	0	0	0
Enjoy time with family	New category	8.3	4	16.6	0