The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Quel(s) type(s) d’article(s)
achetez-vous d’occasion, en seconde main ?"
* According to the INSEE (French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies):
"The Classification of Professions and Socio-professional Categories, or PCS, replaced the CSP in 1982. It classifies the population by a combination of profession (or former profession), hierarchical position and status (salaried employee or otherwise).
It comprises three embedded levels of aggregation :
the socioprofessional groups (8 items) ;
the socioprofessional categories (24 and 42 items) ;
the professions (486 items)."
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Share of French people buying second-hand apparel items 2018, by type and PCS
Buying new is not necessarily the only solution when it comes to clothing, home textiles and footwear items. One can also consider barter, rental, or second-hand purchase. Regarding the latter option, a survey conducted in 2018 revealed that an important portion (among people buying second-hand) of people without a professional activity purchased second-hand women's clothing (** percent). At the time, only ** percent of people retired reported purchasing footwear items second-hand.
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