According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 48 percent of Singaporean 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, 86 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 14 percent of respondents did.
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Singapore in 2020, by age
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16 to 24 years old
25 to 34 years old
35 to 44 years old
45 to 54 years old
55 years and older
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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 2,844 female and 2,092 male respondents.
The survey was conducted among
844 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
1,415 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
1,256 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
814 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
607 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 Singapore in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120893/singapore-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 Singapore in 2020, by age." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120893/singapore-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 Singapore in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120893/singapore-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 Singapore in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120893/singapore-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 Singapore in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120893/singapore-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Singapore in 2020, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120893/singapore-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/