Table 3.
Frequencies and percentages for the socio-demographic characteristics of the sample and in the Italian population
| Sample | Italian Population (over 18) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Gendera | ||||
| Male | 342,00 | 28,62 | 29,340,565,00 | 48,18 |
| Female | 851,00 | 71,21 | 30,904,074,00 | 51,82 |
| Other | 2,00 | 0,09 | ||
| Total | 1195,00 | 100,00 | 60,244,639,00 | 100,00 |
| Generationb | ||||
| Baby Boomers | 315,00 | 26,40 | 15,350,381,00 | 35,21 |
| Gen X | 325,00 | 27,20 | 10,120,605,00 | 23,21 |
| Gen Y | 263,00 | 22,00 | 13,962,868,00 | 32,02 |
| Gen Z | 292,00 | 24,40 | 4,166,245,00 | 9,56 |
| Total | 1195,00 | 100,00 | 43,600,099,00 | 100,00 |
| Education levela | ||||
| No title | 4,920,233,00 | 8,77 | ||
| primary | 4,00 | 0,30 | 11,279,166,00 | 20,10 |
| Middle School | 68,00 | 5,70 | 16,706,879,00 | 29,77 |
| High School | 457,00 | 38,20 | 16,950,936,00 | 30,20 |
| BA/BS | 109,00 | 15,50 | 1,579,856,00 | 2,81 |
| Post-graduate | 291,00 | 24,40 | 4,691,104,00 | 8,36 |
| Doctoral or similar | 166,00 | 13,90 | ||
| Total | 1195,00 | 98,00 | 56,128,174,00 | 100,00 |
| Chronic Diseasec | ||||
| Yes | 234,00 | 19,58 | 24,000,000,00 | 42,76 |
| No | 961,00 | 80,42 | 32,128,174,00 | 57,24 |
| Total | 1195,00 | 100,00 | 56,128,174,00 | 100,00 |
a Data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), calculated on the total of the Italian population based on 2011 census; b Data from ISTAT, calculated on Italian population aged 18–74 based on 2011 census; c Data from the Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità’s chronic disease 2019 report