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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Econ. 2017 May 31;72(1):1–32. doi: 10.1016/j.rie.2017.05.006

Table 7.

Description of the Full Sample and Response Rates

Cohort Birth year(s) Age at interview Reggio Emilia Parma Padova Total
Children
 Italians 2006 7 311
50.0%
291
62.7%
278
50.0%
880
53.6%
 Migrants 2006 7 110
53.1%
58
49.2%
113
63.1%
281
55.8%
Adolescents 1994 19 300
57.1%
254
58.5%
282
55.5%
836
57.0%
Adults 30s 1980-1981 32 280
58.3%
251
58.2%
251
57.4%
782
57.9%
Adults 40s 1969-1970 43 285
59.3%
254
56.3%
252
53.8%
791
56.0%
Adults 50s 1954-1959 54-60 200
52.2%
103
63.6%
146
55.6%
449
55.6%

Total 1,486
55.1%
1,211
58.8%
1,322
55.0%
4,019
56.0%

Note: The response rates for each city and cohort are in italics. They are the the ratio of interviews to total valid contacts. Valid contacts are the sum of: completed interviews, sharp refusal, no person present, talked with a relative, left paper questionnaire but never returned, interview began but not completed. The age at interview is an approximation given there is some variation in the interview date and birth year within each cohort. In analysis, we combine the Italian and migrant subsamples of the child cohort and control for migrant status.