Analyzing Female Consumers' Adaptive Shopping Behavior using Employment Status and Education Level Segmentation Variables

A. Ben Oumlil, Moorhead State University
C.P. Rao, Old Dominion University
Alvin J. Williams, University of Southern Mississippi

Abstract

The objective of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of the employment status and education level of female heads of households for segmenting markets for non-durable goods. Results indicate that employment status and education levels correlate with adaptive shopping behaviors of female shoppers.