Corona: effect of lifting mandatory mask wearing on consumer moods Germany 2020/2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 28, 2023

In August 2021, 42 percent of respondents to a survey regarding the effect of mandatory face masks (due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the spending mood in Germany stated that lifting the rule for wearing a mask inside stores would increase their desire to buy something. 20 percent stated they would buy more products.

Corona crisis: if I didn't have to wear a mask in stores...

Characteristic	Calendar week 24	Calendar week 34	Calendar week 43	Calendar week 46	Calendar week 28 (2021)
... I would buy more products	29%	20%	59%	21%	20%
... I would go to shops more often	48%	34%	43%	38%	40%
... I would browse more in stores	50%	40%	41%	40%	41%
... that would increase my desire to buy	52%	40%	38%	39%	42%

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Release date

August 2021

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

CW 24/2020 to CW 46/2020

Number of respondents

between 484 and 491 respondents (week 28/2021)

Supplementary notes

CW 24/2020, between 484 and 491 respondents
CW 34/2020, between 583 and 588 respondents
CW 43/2020, between 486 and 490 respondents
CW 46/2020, between 480 and 386 respondents.
Multiple answers were possible.

This statistic only depicts the top two boxes of "Mostly agree" and "Completely agree".

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