According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea in 2020, a mere 15.4 percent of South Korean respondents said they had engaged in panic buying. This trend was the same no matter what gender the respondent was.
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Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Yes
No
Female
18.24%
81.76%
Male
13.02%
86.98%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120358/south-korea-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120358/south-korea-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120358/south-korea-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of People Engaged in Panic Buying Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120358/south-korea-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120358/south-korea-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/ (last visited July 23, 2025)
Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea in 2020, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120358/south-korea-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
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