In a survey conducted in the United States, shoppers were asked if they had started a DIY project in or around the house in the past month, from March 2020 to May 2021. Share of respondents who responded positively were at 60 percent at the beginning of the pandemic, and peaked at 74 percent on the 25th of May 2020. As of June 2021, the DIY activity was as high as 69 percent. However, around just over a third of consumers during the same period claimed not having started a DIY project.
Percentage of consumers who started a DIY project during COVID-19 in the United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Have You Started Any New DIY Projects in or Around Your Home in the Last Month? (Maintenance, Replacement, Repair or Remodeling Work That YOU Are Doing)".
The source did not provide a date of release for the data. In this statistic, date of access was used in lieu of date of release.
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The Farnsworth Group. (July 9, 2021). Percentage of consumers who started a DIY project during COVID-19 in the United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245741/us-shoppers-who-started-a-diy-project-during-covid/
The Farnsworth Group. "Percentage of consumers who started a DIY project during COVID-19 in the United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021." Chart. July 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245741/us-shoppers-who-started-a-diy-project-during-covid/
The Farnsworth Group. (2021). Percentage of consumers who started a DIY project during COVID-19 in the United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245741/us-shoppers-who-started-a-diy-project-during-covid/
The Farnsworth Group. "Percentage of Consumers Who Started a Diy Project during Covid-19 in The United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245741/us-shoppers-who-started-a-diy-project-during-covid/
The Farnsworth Group, Percentage of consumers who started a DIY project during COVID-19 in the United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245741/us-shoppers-who-started-a-diy-project-during-covid/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of consumers who started a DIY project during COVID-19 in the United States from March 23, 2020 to May 2021 [Graph], The Farnsworth Group, July 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245741/us-shoppers-who-started-a-diy-project-during-covid/
