Questionnaire
Personality and age and its relation to the
buying behaviour of organic products among
consumers.
● Age:
● Gender:
1) Do you use organic products ?
a. Yes
b. No
2) The following products are available in
an organic variant. Tick the ones that you
are aware of.
a. foodstuff ( including vegetables, fruits,
dairy, meat, coffee, etc.
b.garden supplies
c.pet food
d.cosmetics
e.medicines
f.soft toys
g.fabric
h.body care products
i.water
j.others:
3) How did you come to know about organic
products?
a. friends and family
b. shopkeepers
c. television advertisements
d. any other source: shop posters
4) What is the reason you may not want to buy
organic products?
a. don’t prefer organic products
b. too expensive
c. lack of awareness
d. less availability
e. not enough choices
f. don’t like the packaging
g. short shelf life
5) What are your reasons for buying organic
products?
Please rank the following options from 1 to 7.
1 being the most important and 7 being the
least important.
Status symbol
Fresher as it does not
contain preservatives
Does not contain
pesticides
Safer for the
environment
Organic food products
are richer in nutrients
Prefer the taste
Doctor recommended
6) On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you trust
the products that are labelled organic are
actually organic with 1 being the lowest and 10
being the highest.
7) How frequently do you purchase organic
products?
a. daily
b. weekly
c. once a month
d. once a year
8) “I find organic products expensive”.
a. strongly agree
b. agree
c. neutral
d. disagree
e. strongly disagree
9) On a scale of 1 to 10 how satisfied are you
with the quality of the organic products that you
buy?
10) What would help to increase your level of
trust towards organic products.
a. scientific evidence
b. celebrity endorsement
c. sustainable investment made by the brand.
d. Government regulations.
e. Any other -please specify-:
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11) “Organic food products taste better than non
organic food products.”
a. strongly agree
b. agree
c. neutral
d. disagree
e. strongly disagree
12) “ My health has improved noticeably
through the use of organic products.”
a. strongly agree
b. agree
c. neutral
d. disagree
e. strongly disagree
13) When I go out to shop, I make a conscious
decision to choose and prefer organic products
over non organic products.
a. strongly agree
b. agree
c. neutral
d. disagree
e. strongly disagree
14) Which of the following organic brands are
you aware of?
a. Patanjali
b. Soul space
c. Organic India
d. KIVA
e. Sunrise
f. Organica
15) Out of these FMCG brands, which one would
you want to be more organic?
a. ITC
b. HUL
c. Britannia
d. Nestle
e. Dabur
Introduction
This is a personality test, it will help you understand why you act the way that you do
and how your personality is structured.
Please follow the instructions below, scoring and results are on the next page.
Instructions In the table below, for each statement 1-50
mark how much you agree with on the scale 1-5, where 1=disagree, 2=slightly
disagree, 3=neutral, 4=slightly agree and 5=agree, in the box to the left of it.
Ratin I Ratin I
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1.Am the life of the party. 26. Have little to say.
2. Feel little concern for others. 27. Have a soft heart.
3. Am always prepared. 28. Often forget to put things back
in their proper place.
4. Get stressed out easily. 29. Get upset easily.
5. Have a rich vocabulary. 30. Do not have a good
imagination.
6. Don't talk a lot. 31. Talk to a lot of different people
at parties.
7. Am interested in people. 32. Am not really interested in
others.
8. Leave my belongings around. 33. Like order.
9. Am relaxed most of the time. 34. Change my mood a lot.
10. Have difficulty 35. Am quick to understand things.
understanding abstract ideas.
11. Feel comfortable around 36. Don't like to draw attention to
people. myself.
12. Insult people. 37. Take time out for others.
13. Pay attention to details. 38. Shirk my duties.
14. Worry about things. 39. Have frequent mood swings.
15. Have a vivid imagination. 40. Use difficult words.
16. Keep in the background. 41. Don't mind being the center of
attention.
17. Sympathize with others' 42. Feel others' emotions.
feelings.
18. Make a mess of things. 43. Follow a schedule.
19. Seldom feel blue. 44. Get irritated easily.
20. Am not interested in abstract 45. Spend time reflecting on
ideas. things.
21. Start conversations. 46. Am quiet around strangers.
22. Am not interested in other 47. Make people feel at ease.
people's problems.
23. Get chores done right away. 48. Am exacting in my work.
24. Am easily disturbed. 49. Often feel blue.
25. Have excellent ideas. 50. Am full of ideas
