Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics.

Variable	Label	Obs	Mean	Std. Dev.	Min	Max	Source
Share of provincial population between 20 and 30 years old	ShPop 20-30	98	0.100	0.009	0.083	0.124	ISTAT
Share of provincial population between 30 and 40 years old	ShPop 30-40	98	0.113	0.007	0.091	0.130	ISTAT
Share of provincial population between 40 and 50 years old	ShPop 40-50	98	0.148	0.006	0.134	0.165	ISTAT
Share of provincial population between 50 and 60 years old	ShPop 50-60	98	0.158	0.005	0.144	0.170	ISTAT
Share of provincial population between 60 and 70 years old	ShPop 60-70	98	0.126	0.007	0.107	0.146	ISTAT
Share of provincial population over 70 years old	ShPop over 70	98	0.180	0.020	0.127	0.230	ISTAT
Population density in the province	PopDens	98	281.935	399.203	35.748	2,632.711	ISTAT
Mean taxable income in the province	Income	98	17,870.9	2,971.799	12,867.61	24,778.33	Italian Ministry of Economic and Finance (MEF)
Share of municipalities belonging to the province with a population under 50,000 inhabitants	ShU50k	98	0.719	0.205	0.128	1	Authors calculation from ISTAT data
Total number of matches played in the province in January and February per capita	Jan Feb Matches pc	98	10.918	8.475	3	45	Stadiapostcard and Transfermarkt
Total number of people attending football matches in the province in January and February per capita	Jan Feb Public pc	98	43,564.47	102,944.7	1,000	761,951	Stadiapostcard and Transfermarkt
Total number of COVID-19 cases in the province in February per capita	Feb Cases pc	98	30.571	108.877	0	831	Italian Ministry of Health
Total number of COVID-19 cases in the province in March per capita	Mar Cases pc	98	11,466.99	20,417.29	87	123,346	Italian Ministry of Health
Total number of COVID-19 cases in the province in March and April per capita	Mar-Apr Cases pc	98	58,904.93	89,617.16	1,452	539,320	Italian Ministry of Health