Research Article

Customer’s Perception and Preference towards Packaged Drinking Water

Table 3

The rank of customer’s reasons and preference of buying packaged water.

Reason for purchasing and preferenceMarket (n = 100)Residence place (n = 100)Total (N = 200)
N (index)RankN (index)RankN (index)Rank

Traveling alone359 (0.20)2266 (0.19)4625 (0.21)2
Travel and domestic use263 (0.14)5272 (0.19)3535 (0.18)5
Scarcity of water285 (0.16)4292 (0.21)2577 (0.19)4
Contamination in tap water315 (0.17)3302 (0.21)1617 (0.20)3
Restaurant and hotel service603 (0.33)1264 (0.19)5667 (0.22)1
Packaging material192 (0.20)3247 (0.25)3439 (0.22)3
Quality183 (0.18)4282 (0.28)1465 (0.23)2
Price378 (0.38)1264 (0.26)2642 (0.32)1
Test234 (0.24)2204 (0.20)4438 (0.22)4