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Inhlolovo ithola ukuthi ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 lunezinguquko ezisheshayo ezindleleni nakwimikhuba yokuthenga umatilasi

UMkhandlu Wokulala Okungcono uvame ukwenza ucwaningo oluhlukahlukene lwabathengi ukuze usize abakhiqizi bakamatilasi kanye nemboni yezingubo zokulala ebanzi ukuthi iphendule kangcono izidingo zabathengi, ilindele amathrendi ezayo futhi icije imizamo yokumaketha.Ohlelweni lwakamuva locwaningo olubanzi, i-BSC ihlola ukuthi ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 luguqule futhi lwasheshisa kanjani izimo zengqondo nokuziphatha kwabathengi okuhlobene nokulala, ezempilo kanye nokuthenga komatilasi.Ucwaningo, olwenziwa ngo-2020, luyingxenye yochungechunge olusukela ku-1996 oluvumela imboni ukuthi ilandelele izinguquko namathrendi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.Engxenyeni yesibili ka-2020, i-BSC yenza ucwaningo lwesibili olugxile ekutheni abathengi basebenzisa kanjani ukubuyekezwa okuku-inthanethi ukuze bacwaninge omatilasi futhi benze izinqumo zokuthenga.Ngokuhlangene, imiphumela yalokhu okubili inhlolovo ihlinzeka ngemininingwane ebalulekile abakhiqizi abangayisebenzisa ukuze bathuthukise ukusebenza kwabo futhi banikeze abathengi kangcono.Funda uqhubeke.
Inhlolovo ebanzi yabathengi eqhutshwa uMkhandlu Wokulala Okungcono ithola ukwesekwa okukhulayo kokuthengwa komatilasi okuku-inthanethi nokuncipha kwentshisekelo yabathengi ekusebenziseni ukuvakasha kwesitolo njengomthombo oyinhloko wolwazi kubathengi bakamatilasi.
Inhlolovo ye-BSC ibhala izinguquko ezibalulekile emakethe yokuthenga komatilasi eguqukayo.
Inhlolovo ithole izindaba ezinhle kubathengisi bakamatilasi abaku-inthanethi nesiteshi.Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi ukukhetha kwabathengi ekuthengeni komatilasi ku-inthanethi kuyakhuphuka, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabathengi abancane.Futhi labo bathengi abancane mancane amathuba okuthi kunabathengi abadala ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuzwa nokuzama umatilasi ngaphambi kokuthenga.

Nakuba inhlolovo ithola ukuthi izitolo zezitini nodaka zihlala ziyingxenye ebalulekile yesehlakalo sikamatilasi, kuphinde kwaveza ukuthi bambalwa abathengi ababheka ukuvakasha kwezitolo njengomthombo wolwazi odingekayo wokuthenga kumatilasi.
Futhi iphawule izinguquko ezinkulu emibonweni yabathengi ngokulala njengoba ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 lwenza umthelela walo uzwakale ezweni lonke.Mhlawumbe befuna ukuthola induduzo eyengeziwe emakamelweni abo okulala, abathengi abahlala ekhaya babenethuba eliphindwe kabili kunabanye abathengi lokukhetha omatilasi abathambile kakhulu.

“Lolu cwaningo loMkhandlu Wokulala Okungcono luqinisekisa ukunethezeka okukhulayo kwabathengi ngokuthenga kukamatilasi ku-inthanethi, okuwumkhuba ohambisana noshintsho oluhambisanayo lwabathengi ukuze bacabangele olunye ucwaningo lwe-inthanethi ngokuvakasha ezitolo njengengxenye yenqubo yabo yokufuna ulwazi,” kusho uMary Helen Rogers. , isekela likamongameli wezokukhangisa nokuxhumana we-International Sleep Products Association.(I-BSC ingalo yokufundisa abathengi ye-ISPA.) “Ihlinzeka futhi ngemininingwane yabathengi engasebenza ngezwe le-Covid-19 imboni eqale ukuba nayo ngonyaka odlule, ezoqhubeka kulo nyaka.
"Sekukonke, ucwaningo lunikeza ingcebo yemininingwane abakhiqizi nabathengisi abangayisebenzisa ukuze baxhumane kangcono namakhasimende abo," uyanezela uRogers."Iphinde inikeze idatha yokulandelela esebenza njengekhadi lamaphuzu ekusebenzeni kwemboni emjikelezweni wokushintsha umatilasi, okuyimbangela eyinhloko yokuthenga komatilasi."

Ukulandela amathrendi
Lolu cwaningo akuwona umsebenzi omusha we-BSC, owenze ucwaningo lwabathengi njalo kusukela ngo-1996 ukuze iqonde futhi ilandelele izinguquko ezimotweni zabathengi ezindabeni ezibalulekile mayelana nokulala nokuthenga komatilasi.Ucwaningo lokugcina olukhulu lwabathengi lwenziwa ngo-2016.
"Inhloso enkulu yalolu cwaningo lwe-BSC ukulandelela izitayela zokuthi kungani abathengi bethenga umatilasi ukuze bazise kangcono isu lokuxhumana lemboni," kusho uRogers.“Sifuna ukunika imboni ukuqonda kangcono ukuthi yini edala ukuthi abathengi baqale lolu hlelo, ukuthi yini abayazisa kakhulu nokuthi yini abayilindele.Sifuna ukusiza imboni ukuthi iphumelele kakhulu ohambweni lomthengi futhi ikulungele kangcono ukuqondisa nokufundisa umthengi.”

Imikhuba yokuthenga kanye nezintandokazi
Inhlolovo yango-2020 ithole ukuthi okulindelwe ngabathengi ngezintengo zikamatilasi nemijikelezo yokushintsha umatilasi kuqhathaniswa naleyo etholwe ngo-2016, ihlinzeka ngezinga elithile lokuzinza embonini ebone izinguquko ezinkulu eminyakeni yamuva nje.Ucwaningo luphinde luveze ukuthi ukwaneliseka kwabathengi ngomatilasi babo kwehle kancane kusukela ngo-2016, okutholakele ukuthi i-BSC izoqapha ukuze ibone ukuthi ngabe kukhona ukuthambekela okubalulekile okwenzekayo.

Izinguquko ezinkulu kusukela ngo-2016 zihlobene nolwazi lokuthenga, ukuveza okuthandwayo okukhulayo kokuthengwa komatilasi ku-inthanethi nokugxila kancane ekuvakasheni kwasesitolo njengomthombo wolwazi komatilasi.
Olunye ushintsho kwaba ukuqubuka kwalolu bhubhane, "okubonakala sengathi kube nomthelela ekulalelweni kwabantu nokuthandwa komatilasi," kusho uRogers.
Abathengi abangaphansi kwama-oda okuhlala ekhaya ngesikhathi socwaningo kulo Agasti owedlule bebenethuba elikhulu kunabanye ukuthi balale okwanele futhi bathi ukuthuthukiswa kwekhaya nezici zokuphila kungaba yimbangela yokushintshwa komatilasi.

Inhlolovo ye-BSC ithole izimbangela ezinhlanu eziyinhloko zokushintsha umatilasi, isici esibalulekile esilandelelwa abakhiqizi bezingubo zokulala nabathengisi.Ukuwohloka komatilasi, okucashunwe ku-65% wabaphenduli, kanye nempilo nokunethezeka, okucashunwe ngo-63% wabaphenduli, yizisusa ezimbili ezivame kakhulu zokushintshwa komatilasi.Ukuthuthukiswa komatilasi, okubandakanya isifiso sabathengi sokunyukela kumatilasi amakhulu, kwaba ngokulandelayo, okucashunwe ngo-30% wabaphenduli.Ukuthuthukiswa kwekhaya nezinguquko zendlela yokuphila kucashunwe njengezinto ezibangela ukuthengwa kwabangu-27% abaphendulile, kuyilapho u-26% bethi umatilasi wabo ufinyelela eminyakeni ethile yobudala kuyimbangela yokuthenga.
Ngenkathi inhlolovo yakamuva ikhombe izinguquko eziningi ezimotweni zabathengi mayelana nokuthenga komatilasi, ithole ukuthi izinkomba ezibalulekile zokulandelela zihlale zizinzile kusukela ngo-2016.
Isibonelo, ocwaningweni lwango-2020, abathengi bathi intengo yabo kamatilasi wekhwalithi ibiza u-$1,061.Lokho kungaphansi kancane kwesilinganiso sabathengi abangama-$1,110 ababikwe ngo-2016, kodwa kuphezulu kakhulu kunesilinganiso sabathengi abangama-$929 ababikwe ngo-2007.

Inhlolovo yango-2020 ithole ukuthi abathengi bagcina umatilasi wabo wangaphambili cishe isikhathi esifanayo nangonyaka ka-2016. Isilinganiso sango-2020 sasiyiminyaka eyi-9, icishe ifane nencazelo ka-2016, okwakuyiminyaka eyi-8.9.Kodwa isikhathi manje sesiphansi kakhulu kunango-2007, lapho isilinganiso sasiyiminyaka eyi-10.3.
Abathengi balindele isikhathi esingakanani ukugcina umatilasi omusha?Isilinganiso sika-2020 ebesilindelwe besiyiminyaka eyi-9.5, uma kuqhathaniswa nenani elilindelekile lika-2016 leminyaka eyi-9.4.Inani elilindelekile lika-2007 laliphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni eyi-10.9.
Izibalo zabantu
Inhlolovo, eyenziwe ku-inthanethi yiFluent Research, bekuyisampula kazwelonke yabathengi abangaba ngu-1,000, bonke abantu abadala base-US abaneminyaka engu-18 noma ngaphezulu ababamba iqhaza ezinqumweni zokuthenga umatilasi.
Abaphendulile babecishe bahlukaniseke ngokulinganayo emigqeni yobulili, ngabesilisa abangama-49% nabesifazane abangama-51%.Babonise iminyaka eyahlukene, kanti u-26% eqenjini leminyaka engu-18-35, u-39% eqenjini leminyaka engu-36-55 (ngokwesiko lalibhekwa njengeqembu lezibalo zabantu okuhloswe ngalo imboni) kanye no-35% yobudala yobudala engama-56 noma ngaphezulu.Amaphesenti angu-75 abaphendulile ayemhlophe, amaphesenti angu-14 e-Hispanic futhi angu-12% abamnyama.
Abaphenduli kunhlolovo baphinde bamele izifunda ezine ezinkulu zezwe, u-18% uhlala eNyakatho-mpumalanga, u-22% uhlala eNingizimu, u-37% uhlala eMidwest kanti u-23% uhlala eNtshonalanga.Amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu nambili ahlala ezindaweni zasemadolobheni, ama-49% ahlala ezindaweni zasemadolobheni, kanti u-19% uhlala ezindaweni zasemakhaya.
Bonke abaphendulile bathe babambe iqhaza elithile ocwaningweni nasekuthengeni izinqumo, u-56% wabaphendulile uthe yibo kuphela abanomthwalo wemfanelo, u-18% wathi yibona abanesibopho ngokuyinhloko, kanti u-26% uthi ubambe iqhaza ocwaningweni futhi ukuthenga izinqubo zokuthatha izinqumo.
Abaphendulile baphinde babonise uhla olubanzi lwemali engenayo yemizi, kanye nama-24% anemiholo yekhaya engaphansi kuka-$30,000, u-18% unemiholo yekhaya engu-$30,000-$49,999, u-34% unemiholo yekhaya engu-$50,000-$99,999, kanti u-24% unemali engenayo yekhaya engu-$100, noma ngaphezulu.
Amaphesenti angamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu abaphendulile ayeqashiwe, kuyilapho ama-45% ayengaqashiwe, isibalo okungenzeka sibonisa izinga eliphezulu lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi elibonakale ngesikhathi sodlame, ngokusho kweBSC.


Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-20-2021