Zasoby dóbr trwałych w gospodarstwach domowych
Stock of Durable Goods in Households

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to discuss the stock of durable goods in households and consumer behaviours in the market for domestic appliance, RTV, and ICT devices. The research dealt with: equipment of households with durables taking into account the age and the number of products possessed, stock of modern goods, the scale of unsatisfied needs in this respect, the factors determining the choice of durables, consumers’ attitudes towards market novelties in this group of products as well as the opinions on the exchange of possessed goods for the new ones. The analyses were based on the data from the survey of household budgets of Statistics Poland for 2015 and the results of surveys conducted with the CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) method by the Institute for Market, Consumption and Business Cycles Research in the years 2012—2015 within the research project of the National Science Centre entitled Consumption in an innovative economy. The findings of the research indicate improvement in the condition of households equipment. More and more modern goods are owned, which affects the increase in the standard of equipment and, consequently, the value of the property possessed.

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