According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in April 2020 on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, a majority of both female and male respondents in Japan stated that they did not stock up on items because they trusted that supermarkets would have enough supplies. At a slightly higher share than men, about 14 percent of female respondents did not stockpile because they had enough food items at home. In the same survey, around 95 percent of all Japanese respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Female
Male
I trust that there would be enough supplies in the supermarket
52%
53%
I do not think it is socially responsible to hoard food and essential items during this time
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119902/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119902/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119902/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons Not to Buy Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119902/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119902/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119902/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/