This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the reasons for people to have thrown away clothing in Australia as of October 2017. During the survey period, 63 percent of respondents in the baby boomer age bracket and 56 per cent of respondents in the millennial age bracket stated that they have thrown away clothes as they no longer fitted. By comparison, one percent of baby boomers and ten percent of millennials have thrown away clothing as they have seen someone else they know wearing a duplicate item.
Reasons for clothing to be thrown away in Australia as of October 2017
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YouGov. (December 6, 2017). Reasons for clothing to be thrown away in Australia as of October 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943784/reasons-thrown-away-clothing-australia/
YouGov. "Reasons for clothing to be thrown away in Australia as of October 2017." Chart. December 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943784/reasons-thrown-away-clothing-australia/
YouGov. (2017). Reasons for clothing to be thrown away in Australia as of October 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943784/reasons-thrown-away-clothing-australia/
YouGov. "Reasons for Clothing to Be Thrown Away in Australia as of October 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943784/reasons-thrown-away-clothing-australia/
YouGov, Reasons for clothing to be thrown away in Australia as of October 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943784/reasons-thrown-away-clothing-australia/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Reasons for clothing to be thrown away in Australia as of October 2017 [Graph], YouGov, December 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943784/reasons-thrown-away-clothing-australia/