G. Rezai and Z. Mohamed and M. N. Shamsudin and M. Z. Zahran
Effect of Consumer Demographic Factors on Purchasing Herbal Products Online in Malaysia
2380 - 2386
2013
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International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16206
https://publications.waset.org/vol/80
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The availability of broadband internet and increased
access to computers has been instrumental in the rise of internet
literacy in Malaysia. This development has led to the adoption of
online shopping by many Malaysians. On another note, the
Government has supported the development and production of local
herbal products. This has resulted in an increase in the production and
diversity of products by SMEs. The purpose of this study is to
evaluate the influence of the Malaysian demographic factors and
selected attitudinal characteristics in relation to the online purchasing
of herbal products. In total, 1054 internet users were interviewed
online and Chisquare analysis was used to determine the relationship
between demographic variables and different aspects of online
shopping for herbal products. The overall results show that the
demographic variables such as age, gender, education level, income
and ethnicity were significant when considering the online shopping
antecedents of trust, quality of herbal products, perceived risks and
perceived benefits.
Open Science Index 80, 2013