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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, % (FSS 2016, unweighted data)

From: Constructing personal networks in light of COVID-19 containment measures

 

Single

In couple

 

Single

In couple

(\({n}=400\))

(\({n}=748\))

 

(\({n}=1851\))

(\({n}=3234\))

 

34.8

65.2

 

36.4

63.6

(a) Young adults (\({n}=1148\))

(b) Elderly (\({n}=5085\))

Gender

Gender

Male

60.2

51.2

Male

28.6

52

Female

39.8

48.8

Female

71.4

48

Age

Age

18-24

16.2

7.6

65-74

33.3

55.3

25-34

83.8

86.4

75+

66.7

44.7

Health

Health

Good

92.9

94.5

Good

30.5

39.4

Fair

5.6

4.8

Fair

42.5

42.1

Bad

1.5

0.7

Bad

27

18.5

Territorial area

Territorial area

North

45.5

50.3

North

46.1

45.3

Center

19.3

15.1

Center

15.7

18.3

South/Islands

35.2

34.7

South/Islands

38.2

36.4

Place of residence\(^*\)

Place of residence\(^*\)

Metropolitan area

16.5

15.4

Metropolitan area

16.9

17.8

\(\le 10{,}000\) inhab.

36

43.4

\(\le\)10,000 inhab.

38.4

37.4

\(>10{,}000\) inhab.

47.4

41.2

>10,000 inhab.

44.7

44.8

Education

Education

High

30

20.2

High

6

6.7

Medium

53

51.3

Medium

17.5

20.5

Low

17

28.5

Low

76.5

72.8

Income

Income

Self-employed

16

12.7

Pension

88.5

80.6

Employed

62.5

63.9

Other

11.5

19.4

Other

21.5

23.4

 

Cohab. children

 

At least 1

64.3

 
  1. * Place of residence is recorded in three categories: metropolitan areas, municipalities up to 10,000 inhabitants, and municipalities beyond 10,000 inhabitants. The category “metropolitan area” includes the big city at the center of the metropolitan area (Turin, Milan, Venice, Genoa, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bari, Palermo, Catania, Cagliari) and the municipalities within the borders of the area