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. 2021 Mar 24;125(7):869–876. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.03.005

Table 1.

N = 1515
% or Median (IQR)
Age* 42 (23)
Gender Male 34.4
Female 65.6
Citizenship Italian 98.3
Other 1.7
Geographical Area North 75.5
Centre 13.7
South 10.8
Family Status Single/Divorced 38.9
Married/Cohabitant 61.1
Living alone^ 19.6
Education Level None 0.1
Elementary School 0.2
Middle School 4.8
High School 26.0
University 68.9
Employment Unemployed 6.2
Student 7.1
Employed (public sector) 24.9
Employed (private sector) 29.5
Self-employed 13.7
Entrepreneur 2.4
Retiree 14.8
Housewife 1.3
Activity during lockdown I do not work 20.7
My activity is not changed 15.3
Smart working 32.6
Layoff 6.5
Parental Leave 0.5
Paid Vacation 1.0
My activity is reduced 10.3
My activity is stopped 7.7
I lost my job 1.2
Other 4.2
Healthcare worker^ 20.4
Healthcare worker (relative)^ 35.1
Health Insurance^ 33.8
Chronic Conditions^ 21.8
Positive to COVID-19^ 1.1
Time spent on internet* Hours/day 9 (6)
Time spent on internet (Trend) Stable 21.6
Increased 75.1
Decreased 1.5
I do not know 1.8
Source of Information (TV)^ 70.0
Source of Information (Internet)^ 83.2
Source of Information (Newspaper)^ 52.8
Trust level* Doctors 8 (2)
Politicians 5 (3)
Experts 6 (2)
Journalists 5 (3)
Received chain letter/messages^ 85.5
Online Grocery^ 58.4
Times went out* Number/Week 3 (6)
Avoidance of activity (fear of injuries)^ 23.3
Avoidance of activity (peer pressure)^ 26.1
Do you wear a facemask going out? No, I do not think is useful 4.4
No, I was not able to find one 1.7
Yes, sometimes 17.7
Yes, always 71.1
I do not go out 5.0
Depression (PHQ-2)^ 24.7
Anxiety (GAD-2)^ 23.2
Trouble Sleeping^ 42.2
Delay of scheduled health service (decided by the provider) Respondent⁎⁎ 32.4
Respondent's family member⁎⁎ 25.6
No 49.0
Service Outpatient visit⁎⁎ 32.8
Dentist⁎⁎ 16.7
Screening⁎⁎ 7.9
Vaccination⁎⁎ 1.7
Diagnostic Test⁎⁎ 3.1
Surgical Procedures⁎⁎ 3.7
Others⁎⁎ 3.8
Avoidance of scheduled health services Respondent⁎⁎ 13.2
Respondent's family member⁎⁎ 8.8
No 78.5
Service Outpatient visit⁎⁎ 11.9
Dentist⁎⁎ 5.0
Screening⁎⁎ 3.6
Vaccination⁎⁎ 1.1
Diagnostic Test⁎⁎ 2.3
Surgical Procedures⁎⁎ 0.3
Others⁎⁎ 0.8
Avoidance of acute healthcare Respondent⁎⁎ 6.5
Respondent's family member⁎⁎ 3.4
No 90.4
Service General Practitioner⁎⁎ 4.6
Continuity Care Service⁎⁎ 0.3
Emergency Department⁎⁎ 1.5
Pharmacist⁎⁎ 0.3
Other Specialist⁎⁎ 2.7
Other professional⁎⁎ 1.5
Self-medication Respondent⁎⁎ 5.0
Respondent's family member⁎⁎ 1.1
No 94.1
Reason Not urgent 2.7
Trouble getting in contact with the doctor 1.6
Fear of going to the doctor 0.5
Not knowing correct point of contact 0.3
Other reasons 0.7

Figures are absolute frequencies or Median and Interquartile Range (IQR), when appropriate.

Continuous variable.

⁎⁎

: More than one answer was accepted.

^

: Yes/no dichotomous question. “Yes” frequency is reported.