Experiences vs. possessions preference in the Americas 2017, by country

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Jose Sanchez,
Aug 8, 2024
The graph shows the results of a survey carried out to determine consumers' preferences regarding experiences and material possessions in selected American countries in 2017. In Mexico, up to 57 percent of respondents stated that experiences are more important than possessions.

Do you think experiences are more important than possessions?

CharacteristicShare of respondents who answered 'Yes'
Argentina 53%
Brazil 44%
Mexico 57%
United States 53%
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May 2017

Region

Worldwide, North America, Central and South America

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

22,000 from 17 countries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Data provided by GfK Brazil. The source does not provide an exact date of survey or information on the exact wording of the survey question. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original. The source does not provide information about the respondents' age.

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