Four out of ten Peruvians prefer to meet at home ‘because it’s more expensive to go out now’

A study by consulting firm Kantar Division Worldpanel found that people have not forgotten their social moments despite the long season of absence due to the pandemic.

However, the forms are not the same. If earlier a person preferred to meet in bars or clubs with friends or family, now he prefers to do it at home and more often. For example, 41% of Peruvians today meet at home more than before the pandemic, 36% indicate that they meet the same way as before, and 23% indicate that they meet less than before the pandemic.

Why do you prefer to stay at home?

The reasons are very different, from emotional to economic. 61% of respondents spend more time indoors, while 61% still prefer to stay at home. due to fear of infection from covid-19. Another 58% of respondents value communication with family and friends more and 43% prefer to stay at home “because it’s more expensive to go out now.”

Limenhos prefers to stay at home to save money

Of the total number of respondents who come from the capital and regions of the country, 51% of Limenhos residents reported that they do not go out to save money, while 43% of people who do not go out for the same reason come from the north of the country.

According to regionsIt is also noted that in the Central, Northern and Eastern regions, two main reasons are associated with a greater appreciation of social moments today: the pleasure of being at home and the greater importance of meeting with family and friends.

Similarly, the study presents differences in observed responses by socioeconomic level. For example, we found that the main reason for meeting at home is 7 out of 10 households in NSE AB and E fear infection; while for levels C and D, the main reason is to enjoy being at home.

Salary must be doubled to have a quality of life

According to Phases consultants, an average monthly income in excess of S/1600 is only enough to meet the basic needs of food, clothing and transportation.

Nonetheless, an income of around S/2800 would be needed to have a quality of lifeduring recreational activities.

Currently, a person’s monthly consumption is around S/124.78 according to Phase consultants, and according to Apoyo Consultoría, a family basket of four is around S/890.