This statistic displays the share of consumers who use shopping as a way to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation. Some 38.1 percent of heterosexual survey respondents stated that they shop to better their mood, compared to 55.4 percent of homosexual respondents.
Consumers who shop to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation*
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TrendSource. (December 6, 2018). Consumers who shop to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/951929/consumers-who-shop-to-improve-their-mood-by-sexuality-us/
TrendSource. "Consumers who shop to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation*." Chart. December 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951929/consumers-who-shop-to-improve-their-mood-by-sexuality-us/
TrendSource. (2018). Consumers who shop to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951929/consumers-who-shop-to-improve-their-mood-by-sexuality-us/
TrendSource. "Consumers Who Shop to Improve Their Mood in The United States as of August 2018, by Sexual Orientation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951929/consumers-who-shop-to-improve-their-mood-by-sexuality-us/
TrendSource, Consumers who shop to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951929/consumers-who-shop-to-improve-their-mood-by-sexuality-us/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Consumers who shop to improve their mood in the United States as of August 2018, by sexual orientation* [Graph], TrendSource, December 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/951929/consumers-who-shop-to-improve-their-mood-by-sexuality-us/
