According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 96.15 percent of Vietnamese respondents aged between 45 to 55 years stated that they stocked up on dry food items such as rice, noodles, pasta and flour. In the same survey, 61.57 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 38.43 percent of respondents did.
Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age
Characteristic
16 to 24 years old
25 to 34 years old
35 to 44 years old
45 to 54 years old
55 years and older
Dry food items (rice, noodles, pasta, flour...)
90.43%
88.56%
93.78%
96.15%
90.91%
Personal hygiene products (soap, shampoo, hand soap...)
64.64%
57.4%
66.22%
59.62%
68.18%
Medical supplies (disinfectant, sanitisers, surgical masks, household medication...)
63.48%
54.83%
59.56%
67.31%
77.27%
Hygiene paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, wet wipes...)
56.81%
49.11%
56.44%
63.46%
50%
Fresh meat and vegetables
55.07%
54.04%
62.22%
53.85%
36.36%
Canned and preserved goods (canned vegetables, canned soup, pickled vegetables, pasta sauce...)
among female and male respondents that engaged in panic buying
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: What items did you stock up on?
The survey was conducted among 578 female and 573 male respondents.
The survey was conducted among
345 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
507 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
225 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
52 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
22 respondents aged 55 years and older.
Other surveyed countries included China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118319/vietnam-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118319/vietnam-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118319/vietnam-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Goods Purchased for Stockpiling Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) among Respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118319/vietnam-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight, Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118319/vietnam-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/ (last visited December 11, 2024)
Leading goods purchased for stockpiling due to coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Vietnam in 2020, by age [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118319/vietnam-items-purchased-in-bulk-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/