Q-sorts of 38 products were obtained from 190 housewives. A cluster analysis of the sorts produced six groups of housewives who differ in the emphasis they accord five implicit behavior patterns. Using these patterns as a criterion, personality traits are used to account for the differences and socioeconomic descriptors are used to establish the clusters as meaningful segments.
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