According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 83 percent of Malaysian respondents aged 55 years and older felt safe after stockpiling on items. In the same survey, 77 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 23 percent of respondents did.
Share of people feeling safe after buying goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age
among female and male respondents that engaged in panic buying
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Did stockpiling on these items make you feel safe in the current situation?
The survey was conducted among 1,630 female and 1,036 male respondents.
The survey was conducted among
507 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
1,189 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
705 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
200 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
65 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). Share of people feeling safe after buying goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120720/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-safe-after-stockpiling-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of people feeling safe after buying goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120720/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-safe-after-stockpiling-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of people feeling safe after buying goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120720/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-safe-after-stockpiling-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of People Feeling Safe after Buying Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) among Respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120720/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-safe-after-stockpiling-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight, Share of people feeling safe after buying goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120720/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-safe-after-stockpiling-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people feeling safe after buying goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120720/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-safe-after-stockpiling-items-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
