The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has led to an increased use of online shopping and has also prompted some online-shopping holdouts to make their first digital purchase. According to a March 2020 consumer survey, five percent of consumers aged 65 years and above in the United States have bought a product online for the first time due to physical distancing and self-quarantining practices. Overall, a third of consumers aged 65 and older planned on increasing their spending on goods from online marketplaces because of the coronavirus.
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Share of consumers in the United States have bought something online for the first time over the past few weeks due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by age group
Original question: Due to social distancing and self-quarantining practices, have you started doing any of the following for the first time over the past few weeks? Bought a product online
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Morning Consult. (March 27, 2020). Share of consumers in the United States have bought something online for the first time over the past few weeks due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108530/first-time-online-shopping-during-coronavirus-usa-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of consumers in the United States have bought something online for the first time over the past few weeks due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by age group." Chart. March 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108530/first-time-online-shopping-during-coronavirus-usa-age/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of consumers in the United States have bought something online for the first time over the past few weeks due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108530/first-time-online-shopping-during-coronavirus-usa-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of Consumers in The United States Have Bought Something Online for The First Time over The past Few Weeks Due to Social Distancing during The Coronavirus Pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108530/first-time-online-shopping-during-coronavirus-usa-age/
Morning Consult, Share of consumers in the United States have bought something online for the first time over the past few weeks due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108530/first-time-online-shopping-during-coronavirus-usa-age/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of consumers in the United States have bought something online for the first time over the past few weeks due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 26, 2020, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, March 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108530/first-time-online-shopping-during-coronavirus-usa-age/
