Table 1.
Demographic properties of the sample recruited for the present study, as compared to the Italian population.
| Our Sample | Italian Population a | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Females | 558 (57.6%) | 51.3% |
| Males | 411 (42.4%) | 49.7% |
| Age | ||
| 18–30 years | 641 (66.0%) | 14.9% |
| 31–40 years | 91 (9.4%) | 11.3% |
| 41–50 years | 97 (10.0%) | 14.7% |
| 51–60 years | 94 (9.7%) | 15.9% |
| >61 years | 48 (4.9%) | 30.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 465 (47.8%) | 85.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 157 (16.2%) | 3.8% |
| Master’s degree | 223 (23.0%) | 10.7% |
| Postgraduate | 126 (13.0%) | 0.4% |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 681 (70.1%) | 42.9% |
| Married | 251 (25.8%) | 46.6% |
| Divorced/widowed | 39 (4.0%) | 10.5% |
| Living condition | ||
| Alone | 109 (11.2%) | 32.9% |
| Family/Partner | 795 (81.9%) | 63.2% |
| Friends/Housemates | 67 (6.9%) | 3.9% |
| Region | ||
| Central Italy | 713 (73.4%) | 19.9% |
| North Italy | 148 (15.2%) | 46.4% |
| South Italy | 110 (11.3%) | 33.7% |
| Type of area | ||
| White/Yellow | 350 (36.0%) | - |
| Orange | 128 (13.2%) | - |
| Red | 493 (50.8%) | - |
Note a: Data taken from https://www.istat.it/it/censimenti (accessed on 29 December 2021).