According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea in 2020, the top reason for not participating in panic buying was trust that there would be enough supplies in the supermarkets. Of the nearly ten thousand South Koreans surveyed, a mere 15.4 percent of respondents said they had engaged in panic buying.
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
I trust that there would be enough supplies in the supermarket
45.09%
52.53%
I do not think it is socially responsible to hoard food and essential items during this time
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120420/south-korea-rreasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120420/south-korea-rreasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120420/south-korea-rreasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons Not to Buy Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120420/south-korea-rreasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120420/south-korea-rreasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120420/south-korea-rreasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
