According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 60 percent of Indonesia respondents aged 55 years and older stated that they stocked up on items because they thought that they or their household might be quarantined and would therefore not be able to buy groceries. In the same survey, 75 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 25 percent of respondents did.
Leading reasons to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by age
among female and male respondents that engaged in panic buying
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: What influenced you to buy these items in bulk?
The survey was conducted among 733 female and 852 male respondents.
The survey was conducted among
416 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
674 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
374 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
106 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
15 respondents aged 55 years and older.
Other surveyed countries included China, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading reasons to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120340/indonesia-drivers-for-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by age." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120340/indonesia-drivers-for-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading reasons to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120340/indonesia-drivers-for-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons to Buy Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) among Respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120340/indonesia-drivers-for-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120340/indonesia-drivers-for-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Leading reasons to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Indonesia in 2020, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120340/indonesia-drivers-for-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
