Table 1.
Summary statistics of the scores attributed by the interviewed sample units on a 5 points Likert scale.
| Dependent variable | Description | Obs | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASTE | Response on a scale from 1 (decreased substantially) to 5 (increased substantially): the amount of your food waste increased, decreased or remained unchanged? | 1,188 | 2.237 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| Independent variable | Description | Obs | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max |
| AM_DEC | =1 if the amount of food purchased during the lockdown has mildly or substantially decreased, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.138 | 0.345 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| AM_UNCHANGED (baseline/omitted category) | =1 if the amount of food purchased during the lockdown is unchanged, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.249 | 0.433 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| AM_INC | =1 if the amount of food purchased during the lockdown has mildly or substantially increased, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.613 | 0.487 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| FREQ_DEC | =1 if the frequency of food shopping during the lockdown has mildly or substantially decreased, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.429 | 0.495 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| FREQ_UNCHANGED (baseline/omitted category) | =1 the frequency of food shopping during the lockdown is unchanged, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.279 | 0.449 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| FREQ_INC | =1 if the frequency of food shopping during the lockdown has mildly or substantially increased, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.292 | 0.455 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| FEM | =1 if female, =otherwise | 1,188 | 0.540 | 0.499 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| AGE | Age in years | 1,118 | 53.034 | 16.585 | 18.000 | 90.000 |
| NORTH | =1 if lining in the north, =otherwise | 1,188 | 0.451 | 0.498 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| SOUTH | =1 if lining in the south, =otherwise | 1,188 | 0.226 | 0.419 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| CENTER (baseline/omitted category) | =1 if lining in the center, =otherwise | 1,188 | 0.204 | 0.403 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| ISLAND | =1 if lining in islands, =otherwise | 1,188 | 0.119 | 0.324 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| FARM | =1 if living in a farm, =otherwise | 1,188 | 0.210 | 0.408 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| HOUSEHOLD | Number of people in the household | 1,188 | 2.711 | 1.192 | 0.000 | 8.000 |
| LOW_INC | =1 annual net income is < €39900, =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.701 | 0.451 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| MED_INC | =1 annual net income is >€39900 and < €80000 =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.253 | 0.435 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| HIGH_INC(baseline/omitted category) | =1 annual net income is >€80000 =0 otherwise | 1,188 | 0.045 | 0.208 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Data were collected during the lockdown for Covid-19 in Italy (9/3/2020-14/5/2020).