In March 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus in Poland caused consumers to start buying more food in shops. Nearly one in two households bought more food for fear of lack of products in shops or an increase in food prices.
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Reasons for buying more food due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Poland in March 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Fear of food shortage
45%
Fear of rising food prices
45%
Under the influence of conversations with family and friends
31%
Under the influence of media information on missing food
25%
Under the influence of past experience of lack of access to food
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ARC Rynek i Opinia. (March 31, 2020). Reasons for buying more food due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Poland in March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108792/poland-reasons-for-buying-more-food-due-to-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia. "Reasons for buying more food due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Poland in March 2020." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108792/poland-reasons-for-buying-more-food-due-to-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia. (2020). Reasons for buying more food due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Poland in March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108792/poland-reasons-for-buying-more-food-due-to-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia. "Reasons for Buying More Food Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in Poland in March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108792/poland-reasons-for-buying-more-food-due-to-covid-19/
ARC Rynek i Opinia, Reasons for buying more food due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Poland in March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108792/poland-reasons-for-buying-more-food-due-to-covid-19/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Reasons for buying more food due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Poland in March 2020 [Graph], ARC Rynek i Opinia, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108792/poland-reasons-for-buying-more-food-due-to-covid-19/
