Table 2.
Sociodemographic distribution of the collected sample in comparison with the Italian population (%).
| Variables | Levels | Sample | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 18–35 | 24 | |
| 36–55 | 53 | ||
| >55 | 23 | ||
| Gender | Female | 81 | 51 * |
| Male | 19 | 49 * | |
| Education | Elementary and middle school | 2 | |
| High school Diploma | 41 | ||
| University degree | 57 | ||
| Marital status | Bachelor/Maiden | 33 | 42 * |
| Married | 53 | 47 * | |
| Divorced | 9 | 3 * | |
| In a relationship | 3 | ||
| Widow | 1 | ||
| Family members | 1 | 12 | 33 * |
| 2 | 36 | 27 * | |
| 3–4 | 40 | 35 * | |
| >4 | 12 | 5 * | |
| Geographical Distribution | North | 27 | 46 * |
| South and Islands | 66 | 34 * | |
| Centre | 7 | 20 * | |
| Occupation | Office worker | 40 | |
| Freelance | 13 | ||
| Student | 5 | ||
| Housewife | 14 | ||
| Teacher | 2 | ||
| Entrepreneur | 2 | ||
| Unemployed | 5 | ||
| Other | 19 | ||
| Average annual income (€) | <10.000 | 26 | |
| 10,000–20,000 | 31 | ||
| 20,000–40,000 | 32 | ||
| 40,000–50,000 | 4 | ||
| >50,000 | 7 |
* ISTAT (National Statistics Institute) data extracted in April 2020. http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?QueryId=18460.