Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population; Italy, 2012
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Cohort (N = 1738) | 1997 | 167 | 9.6 |
| 1998 | 1571 | 90.4 | |
| Geographic area (N = 1729) | North | 1390 | 80.4 |
| Centre | 207 | 12.0 | |
| South | 132 | 7.6 | |
| Nationality (N = 1726) | Italian | 1659 | 96.1 |
| Foreign | 67 | 3.9 | |
| Other paediatric vaccinations (N = 1715) |
Yes, all proposed by paediatrician/vaccination service | 1393 | 81.2 |
| Yes, some of them | 304 | 17.7 | |
| No | 18 | 1.04 | |
| MMR vaccination (N = 1692) | 1 dose | 332 | 19.6 |
| 2 doses | 1124 | 66.4 | |
| No MPR vaccination | 191 | 11.3 | |
| I do not remember | 45 | 2.7 | |
| Parents' nationality (N = 1705) | Both Italian | 1516 | 88.9 |
| Both foreign | 62 | 3.6 | |
| Italian/Foreign | 30 | 1,8 | |
| Other | 97 | 5.7 | |
| Parents' age (N = 1712) | < 45 years, both parents | 498 | 29.1 |
| < 45 years, both parents | 727 | 42.5 | |
| < 45/ ≥45 | 397 | 23.2 | |
| Other | 90 | 5.3 | |
| Parents' education level (N = 1717) |
High school or college degree, both parents | 879 | 51.2 |
| High school or college/primary or middle school degree | 452 | 26.3 | |
| Primary or middle school degree, both parents | 290 | 16.9 | |
| Other | 96 | 5.6 | |
| Parents' status of employment (N = 1663) | Both parents employed | 1111 | 66.8 |
| Only one parent employed | 499 | 30.0 | |
| Both parents unemployed | 17 | 1,0 | |
| Other | 36 | 2.2 | |
| Adolescents (>16 years) in the family (N = 1714) | ≥1 | 642 | 37.5 |
| 0 | 1072 | 62.5 | |
| Parents' smoking habit (N = 1727) | At least 1 non/ex smoker parent | 1614 | 93.5 |
| Other | 113 | 6.5 | |
| Mother' attitude toward Pap test (N = 1673) | She regularly undergoes | 1469 | 87.8 |
| She underwent at least once | 160 | 9.5 | |
| Never done | 44 | 2.7 | |
| Parent who filled the questionnaire (N = 1713) | Mother | 1265 | 73.8 |
| Father | 76 | 4.4 | |
| Both parents | 372 | 21.7 |