Coronavirus stockpiling in France 2020

In light of the spreading novel coronavirus, as of March 15, 2020, 29 percent of people in France had already bought more soap and hand disinfectant than usual. 20 percent of respondents considered stocking up on food products in the future.

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Share of French people having hoarded purchases or considering panic buying in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis in 2020, by product

Characteristic	Have already stocked	Consider stocking
Soap or hydro-alcoholic hand gel	29%	25%
Food products	18%	20%
Face masks	7%	28%
Pharmaceutical drugs or products	8%	17%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

France

Survey time period

March 15, 2020

Number of respondents

2,811 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Depuis l’éclatement de l’épidémie Coronavirus en France, est-ce que vous ou un membre de votre foyer, a acheté plus qu'à l'accoutumée... ?"

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