Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Grandparent socio-demographic characteristics: weighted data, total sample
From: Determinants of grandparent–grandchild digital contact in Italy
% | |
|---|---|
Dependent variables | |
Face-to-face contact | |
At least few times a week | 69.0 |
Telephone contact | |
At least few times a week | 57.2 |
Digital contact | |
At least few times a week | 11.4 |
Independent variables | |
Grandparent characteristics | |
Gender | |
Women | 57.2 |
Birth cohort | |
Pre-1939 | 27.2 |
1940–1949 | 33.3 |
Post-1950 | 39.5 |
Educational level | |
High | 4.6 |
Middle | 20.5 |
Low | 74.8 |
Marital status | |
Separated/divorced/never married | 7.8 |
Married | 69.0 |
Widowed | 23.2 |
Occupational condition | |
In paid work | 12.7 |
Unemployed/retired/other | 87.3 |
Functional limitation | |
Severe | 10.7 |
Light | 18.2 |
No Limitations | 66.3 |
No response | 4.9 |
Geographical area of residence | |
North | 50.7 |
Centre | 20.6 |
South and Islands | 28.8 |
Degree of urbanisation | |
High | 30.5 |
Middle | 50.7 |
Low | 18.8 |
Main source of income | |
Own Income | 85.2 |
Network | |
At least one friend or one neighbour | 59.4 |
Number of grandchildren | |
1 | 33.6 |
2 | 42.0 |
3 | 24.4 |
Grandchild characteristics | % |
Gender | |
All men | 31.5 |
All women | 29.4 |
Mixed (men and women) | 39.1 |
Grandchild age | |
All 0–13 | 57.5 |
All 14 + | 28.4 |
Mixed (0–13 and 14 +) | 14.1 |
Living distance from the grandchildren | |
Within 16 km | 67.4 |
Further than 16 km | 22.6 |
Mixed (within 16 km and further than 16 km) | 10.0 |