According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in December 2023 in South Korea, around 46.46 percent of female consumers and about 45.67 percent of male consumers stated that the reason for not adopting sustainable consumption practices was because it was too expensive. This question was asked among consumers who stated that they did not adopt sustainable consumption practices when purchasing goods.
Reasons not to adopt sustainable consumption practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender
Original question:
"Have you adopted any sustainable practices when purchasing items in the last 12 months? If not, why have you not adopted sustainable consumption practices? (choose up to three options that apply)"
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Rakuten Insight. (January 31, 2024). Reasons not to adopt sustainable consumption practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320355/south-korea-reasons-for-not-adopting-sustainable-consumption-habits-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons not to adopt sustainable consumption practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320355/south-korea-reasons-for-not-adopting-sustainable-consumption-habits-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2024). Reasons not to adopt sustainable consumption practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320355/south-korea-reasons-for-not-adopting-sustainable-consumption-habits-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons Not to Adopt Sustainable Consumption Practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320355/south-korea-reasons-for-not-adopting-sustainable-consumption-habits-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Reasons not to adopt sustainable consumption practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320355/south-korea-reasons-for-not-adopting-sustainable-consumption-habits-by-gender/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Reasons not to adopt sustainable consumption practices in South Korea as of December 2023, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320355/south-korea-reasons-for-not-adopting-sustainable-consumption-habits-by-gender/
