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Table 1.

Comparison of study sample with the Italian population regarding socio-demographic characteristics.

Socio-demographic	Study sample^*		Italian population
Socio-demographic	Total	%	Total	%
Age
18-24	14	10.0	4,246,496	8.6
25-34	39	27.9	7,093,190	14.4
35-44	31	22.1	9,338,057	18.9
45-54	23	16.4	8,924,249	18.1
55-64	17	12.1	7,423,621	15.0
65 and above	16	11.4	12,370,822	25.0
Gender
Female	76	54.3	25,805,833	52.2
Male	64	45.7	23,590,602	47.8
Education
No degree/primary school	2	1.4	11,206,689	21.8
Secondary school	13	9.3	19,303,454	37.5
High school/vocational training	48	34.3	14,873,768	28.9
University/Polytechnic	66	47.1	6,073,358	11.8
Others	11	7.9
Total	140	100	51,457,269	100

*Study sample (N=140). Statistical information on age and gender refers to the Italian population aged ≥18 years on 1^st January 2012; Statistical information on the educational level refers to the Italian population aged ≥15 years in 2012.^36,37