Consumption Values Survey of Qatari Nationals and Expatriates, 2026 Respondents

2,026 survey responses from Qatari nationals and expatriates in Qatar, collected by Hamad Al-Ibrahim and last updated in May 2026. The dataset contains a validated four-factor scale measuring Materialism/Social Status, Extravagance, Frugality, and Environmental Consciousness. It was used to examine links between consumption values, financial well-being, and demographic differences.

Use Cases

• Validate the four-factor consumption values model based on the described dimensions.
• Compare latent mean scores on Materialism and Extravagance between nationality groups as reported in the study.
• Investigate the association between frugality and self-reported financial well-being suggested by the findings.
• Conduct multi-group measurement invariance tests across gender and income groups using the survey structure.
• Analyze the tension between materialist consumption and environmental consciousness in a modernizing economy.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a large-scale survey of 2,026 respondents.
• The underlying scale demonstrates good model fit and measurement invariance across nationality, gender, and income groups.
• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope, likely containing only processed factor scores or summary statistics.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Hamad Al-Ibrahim.

Collection Method

Large-scale survey using a comprehensive questionnaire.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 07:28:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Qatar