Table 3. PlantLIBRA Italian PFS consumer survey—PFS usage pattern and form, overall and by city.

Characteristic	All countries		Italy		Milan		Venice		Rome		Catania
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Number of PFS used	n = 2359		n = 378		n = 96		n = 90		n = 96		n = 96
1	1 975	87	343	90.7	76	79.2	79	87.8	94	97.9	90	93.8
2	289	12.3	32	8.5	16	16.7	11	12.2	2	2.1	6	6.3
3–5	95	4.0	3	0.8	4	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Form of PFSa	n = 2874		n = 417		n = 116		n = 101		n = 98		n = 102
Capsules	1101	38.3	144	34.5	46	39.7	32	31.7	36	36.7	30	29.7
Pills/Tablets/Lozenges	1057	36.8	126	30.2	29	25.0	25	24.8	33	33.7	39	38.6
Liquid	513	17.9	110	26.4	33	28.4	34	33.7	23	23.5	20	19.8
Ampoules	104	3.6	13	3.1	2	1.7	3	3.0	2	2.0	6	5.9
Other	99	3.4	24	5.7	6	5.2	7	6.9	4	4.1	6	5.9
Pattern of use^	n = 2874		n = 417		n = 116		n = 101		n = 98		n = 102
Whenever/sporadically	568	19.8	73	17.5	35	30.2	15	14.9	2	2.0	21	20.6
Periodically	1072	37.3	172	41.3	33	28.4	45	44.6	54	55.1	40	39.2
Worsening health status	638	22.2	128	30.7	37	31.9	38	37.6	20	20.4	33	32.3
Other reasons	512	17.8	32	7.7	11	9.5	3	3.0	12	12.2	6	5.9
Uncertain	84	2.9	12	2.9	0	0	0	0	10	10.2	2	2.0

^aNumbers and percentages are referred to the total PFS used and not to the total consumer samples