According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in December 2023 in South Korea, around 78.55 percent of female consumers and about 72.48 percent of male consumers stated that they reduced the usage of single-use plastic, such as plastic shopping bags, plastic straws, or take-away cups. This question was asked among consumers who stated that they adopted sustainable consumption practices when purchasing goods.
Sustainable consumption practices adopted when purchasing goods during the last 12 months in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender
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Original question:
"Have you adopted any sustainable practices when purchasing items in the last 12 months? If yes, which of the following have you done in the last 12 months? (choose all that apply)"
Among survey respondents 1,245 were female and 1,457 were male.
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Rakuten Insight. (January 31, 2024). Sustainable consumption practices adopted when purchasing goods during the last 12 months in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320300/south-korea-sustainable-consumption-practices-when-buying-goods-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Sustainable consumption practices adopted when purchasing goods during the last 12 months in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320300/south-korea-sustainable-consumption-practices-when-buying-goods-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2024). Sustainable consumption practices adopted when purchasing goods during the last 12 months in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320300/south-korea-sustainable-consumption-practices-when-buying-goods-by-gender/
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