CONSUMEN CHARACTERISTIC AND CONSUMTION BEHAVIOUR ON PURCHASING ANIMAL PRODUCTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• Published in: Majalah Ilmiah Peternakan Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 64 - 71
• Main Authors: EDWIN, TEVINA, ALIANTA, A. A., HELLYWARD, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Udayana 04.08.2021
• ISSN: 0853-8999; 2656-8373
• DOI: 10.24843/MIP.2021.v24.i02.p03

The research aimed to measure consumer characteristic and consumption behaviour on purchasing animal product during Covid-19 Pandemic in Padang City, and also to measure the correlation between consumer cha- racteristic and consumption behaviour. The method was a survey with convenience sampling to determine the respondents. Based on that, it determined 150 housewives as respondent. The instrument of this research was qu- estionnaire The data analysed with descriptive quantitative method while the correlation between it analysed with Rank Spearman Test by IBM SPSS 26 Version. The result showed that 84.67% of respondents were small family (family members ?4); 54% of respondents have salary Rp. 2,500,001 until 5,000,000,-/month; 45% respondents was early adult; and 50.67% respondents are undergraduates. The consumption behaviour of animal product du- ring Covid-19 pandemic increased even though it was non-significant. Rank Spearman Test result showed a signifi- cant result (P<0.05). The incomes and education variables were positively correlating with consumption behaviour with Correlation Coefficient 0.205 and 0.234. While family members and negatively correlating with consumption behaviour with Correlation Coefficient -0.176 and -0.184.