Shopping behavior - reasons for buying products made in the U.S. 2013

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This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among American adults, who have made a special effort buying products made in the U.S. over the past few months. They were asked why they had made this effort to buy American products. 31 percent of the respondents stated they did so because it keeps and creates jobs in the United States.

Why did you make a special effort to buy products made in the U.S. when you went out shopping recently?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
To support the U.S./Buy American/ Patriotic	32%
Keeps/Creates jobs in the U.S.	31%
Good for U.S. economy	20%
Better quality/Better products in general	13%
Don't trust products made abroad/ Afraid to buy	3%
Other	9%
No opinion	2%

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Release date

April 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 11-14, 2013

Number of respondents

486 respondents

Age group

8-19 years

Special properties

Americans who've made a special effort to buy products made in the U.S. in the past few months

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source poses the question as follows: "(Asked of those who made a special effort to buy products made in the U.S.) Why would you say you made a special effort to buy products made in the U.S.?"

According to the source, percentages exceeding 100% are due to multiple responses.

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