Malaysia: purchase channels to stock up on items after coronavirus outbreak by age 2020

According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, 78 percent of Malaysian respondents aged between 45 to 54 years stated that they purchased items in bulk in supermarkets and hypermarkets. In the same survey, 77 percent of respondents indicated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic, while 23 percent of respondents did.

Leading purchase channels to buy goods in bulk after coronavirus (COVID-19) among respondents in Malaysia in 2020, by age

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

Malaysia

Survey time period

April 9 to 30, 2020

Number of respondents

2,666 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

among female and male respondents that engaged in panic buying

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Where did you purchase the items in bulk?

The survey was conducted among 578 female and 573 male respondents.

The survey was conducted among
507 respondents aged 16 to 24 years,
1,189 respondents aged 25 to 34 years,
705 respondents aged 35 to 44 years,
200 respondents aged 45 to 54 years and
65 respondents aged 55 years and older.

Other surveyed countries included China, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.

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