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Reference
| Title: | The Money Programme: Britain's favourite fakes |
| Author: | [Ipsos MORI] |
| Source: | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Year: | 2008 |
Details
| Subject/Type: | Counterfeiting, Piracy |
| Focus: | Apparel and Shoes, Beverages, Fashion Accessories, Film, Music, Personal Care Products, Tobacco Products, Video Games, Watches |
| Country/Territory: | United Kingdom |
| Objective: | To determine counterfeit consumption and attitudes towards them by UK residents. |
| Sample: | 991 adults (15+) in Great Britain |
| Methodology: | Face-to-face interviews |
Main Findings
One in five British consumers (19%) admits to having bought at least one fake good in the last few years (73% have not). 82% reportedly know that it is wrong and theft to buy fake goods. However, 21% report buying counterfeit goods notwithstanding, and 10% do not see anything wrong with buying counterfeit items.
The UK’s most popular fakes are: DVDs (with 34% of counterfeit buyers having purchased them), followed by music/CDs (18%), clothes/shoes (17%), jewellery/watches (10%), cigarettes (9%), and sunglasses (9%). Commonly, fakes are bought at market stalls (27%), during overseas trips (19%), from car boot sales (15%), and from street vendors (15%).
Typical counterfeit consumers are male, under 55 years old, in full-time work, live in the North of the country, have Internet access, and live with children at home.
[Date Added: Jan 20, 2009 ]