Table 1 Sample distribution
Variable | Categories | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 599 | 48.0 |
Female | 648 | 52.0 | |
Age | 18–24 | 112 | 9.0 |
25–39 | 299 | 23.9 | |
40–64 | 531 | 42.6 | |
Over 65 | 305 | 24.5 | |
Geographical area of residence | Northwest | 237 | 19.0 |
Northeast | 343 | 27.5 | |
Central Italy | 249 | 20.0 | |
Southern Italy and islands | 418 | 33.5 | |
Size of municipality of residence | Up to 10,000 inhabitants | 387 | 31.0 |
From 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants | 298 | 24.0 | |
From 30,000 to 100,000 inhabitants | 268 | 21.5 | |
Above 100,000 inhabitants | 293 | 23.5 | |
Educational attainment | Primary school or lower | 73 | 5.9 |
Lower secondary school | 292 | 23.4 | |
Upper secondary school | 569 | 45.6 | |
High school or above | 313 | 25.1 | |
Job status | Employed | 584 | 46.8 |
Unemployed seeking employment | 103 | 8.2 | |
Inactive not seeking employment | 560 | 44.9 | |
Marital status | Married/cohabitant | 695 | 55.7 |
Unmarried | 370 | 29.7 | |
Divorced | 82 | 6.6 | |
Widowed | 96 | 7.7 | |
Living with children | No | 857 | 68.7 |
Yes | 390 | 31.3 | |
Income (€) | ≤ 1500 | 202 | 16.2 |
[1501; 1900] | 426 | 34.2 | |
[1901; 3300] | 220 | 17.6 | |
≥ 3301 | 99 | 7.9 | |
Unknown | 300 | 24.1 |