Table 3 Pairwise correlation DE1 DE2 DE3...

Table 3

Pairwise correlation

	DE1	DE2	DE3	DE4	REG	GDPC	FD	EXP	GINI	GRAD	POP	INC
DE1	1.00
DE2	0.53***	1.00
DE3	0.46***	0.62***	1.00
DE4	0.37***	0.71***	0.75***	1.00
REG	0.20**	0.10	0.54***	0.38***	1.00
GDPC	0.31***	0.28***	0.68***	0.63***	0.86***	1.00
FD	0.14	0.24***	0.53***	0.36***	0.64***	0.61***	1.00
EXP	0.20**	0.26***	0.36***	0.22**	0.19**	0.17*	0.29***	1.00
GINI	−0.04	0.04	−0.34***	−0.04	−0.67***	−0.53***	−0.45***	−0.11	1.00
GRAD	0.12	0.58***	0.63***	0.85***	0.32***	0.48***	0.41***	0.19**	−0.03	1.00
POP	0.14	0.44***	0.46***	0.56***	0.39***	0.41***	0.41***	0.28***	−0.38***	0.65***	1.00
INC	0.18*	0.18*	0.37***	0.43***	0.11	0.30***	0.31***	0.15	0.19**	0.28***	−0.05	1.00

	DE1	DE2	DE3	DE4	REG	GDPC	FD	EXP	GINI	GRAD	POP	INC
DE1	1.00
DE2	0.53***	1.00
DE3	0.46***	0.62***	1.00
DE4	0.37***	0.71***	0.75***	1.00
REG	0.20**	0.10	0.54***	0.38***	1.00
GDPC	0.31***	0.28***	0.68***	0.63***	0.86***	1.00
FD	0.14	0.24***	0.53***	0.36***	0.64***	0.61***	1.00
EXP	0.20**	0.26***	0.36***	0.22**	0.19**	0.17*	0.29***	1.00
GINI	−0.04	0.04	−0.34***	−0.04	−0.67***	−0.53***	−0.45***	−0.11	1.00
GRAD	0.12	0.58***	0.63***	0.85***	0.32***	0.48***	0.41***	0.19**	−0.03	1.00
POP	0.14	0.44***	0.46***	0.56***	0.39***	0.41***	0.41***	0.28***	−0.38***	0.65***	1.00
INC	0.18*	0.18*	0.37***	0.43***	0.11	0.30***	0.31***	0.15	0.19**	0.28***	−0.05	1.00

Note(s): *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01; DE1: pc adoption in businesses; DE2: broadband deployment in businesses; DE3: website proliferation in businesses; DE4: degree of Internet use in businesses

Source(s): Authors’ elaboration on ISTAT and Nifo and Vecchione (2014) data (for further information on definitions, refer to Table 1)

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