This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the proportion of clothes respondents purchased in the last twelve months in Australia as of October 2017. During the survey, 65 percent of respondents from the baby boomer age group stated they had purchased less than ten percent of clothes they own in the last twelve months, compared to 28 percent of respondents in the millennial age group. By comparison, 38 percent of millennials stated they had bought over half of their wardrobe in the last twelve months, compared to nine percent of baby boomers.
Proportion of clothes purchased in Australia during the last twelve months as of October 2017
Respondents were asked: Thinking about all the clothes you own, what proportion of them have you purchased within the past year? Please select the option that best applies. Report defines millennials as being 16 and 34 years and baby boomers as being 55 years and over.
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YouGov. (December 6, 2017). Proportion of clothes purchased in Australia during the last twelve months as of October 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943573/clothes-purchased-last-twelve-months-australia/
YouGov. "Proportion of clothes purchased in Australia during the last twelve months as of October 2017." Chart. December 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943573/clothes-purchased-last-twelve-months-australia/
YouGov. (2017). Proportion of clothes purchased in Australia during the last twelve months as of October 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943573/clothes-purchased-last-twelve-months-australia/
YouGov. "Proportion of Clothes Purchased in Australia during The Last Twelve Months as of October 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943573/clothes-purchased-last-twelve-months-australia/
YouGov, Proportion of clothes purchased in Australia during the last twelve months as of October 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943573/clothes-purchased-last-twelve-months-australia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of clothes purchased in Australia during the last twelve months as of October 2017 [Graph], YouGov, December 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943573/clothes-purchased-last-twelve-months-australia/
