According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 58.62 percent of Vietnamese respondents aged 55 years and older stated that they did not stock up on items because they trusted supermarkets to have enough supplies. In the same survey, 61.57 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 38.43 percent of respondents did.
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age
Characteristic
16 to 24 years old
25 to 34 years old
35 to 44 years old
45 to 54 years old
55 years and older
I trust that there would be enough supplies in the supermarket
43%
51.3%
50%
51.55%
58.62%
I do not think it is socially responsible to hoard food and essential items during this time
among female and male respondents that did not engage in panic buying
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Why did you decide not to bulk buy during this time?
The survey was conducted among 898 female and 946 male respondents.
The survey was conducted among
500 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
805 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
384 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
97 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
58 respondents aged 55 years and older.
Other surveyed countries included China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118351/vietnam-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118351/vietnam-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118351/vietnam-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons Not to Buy Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) among Respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118351/vietnam-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118351/vietnam-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118351/vietnam-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
