According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in April 2020 on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, a majority of Japanese respondents aged 45 years and older stated that they did not stock up on items because they trusted that supermarkets would have enough supplies. Close to half of the respondents aged between 16 to 24 years old did not stockpile because they thought it was socially irresponsible. 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 age group
Characteristic
16 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 years and older
I trust that there would be enough supplies in the supermarket
31%
44%
43%
56%
57%
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 age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119914/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by age group." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119914/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119914/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight. "Leading Reasons Not to Buy Goods in Bulk Due to Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119914/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/
Rakuten Insight, Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119914/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Leading reasons not to buy goods in bulk due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by age group [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119914/japan-reasons-against-stockpiling-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-age/