Table 3

Description and summary statistics of the key variables employed in the analysis

Variable nameVariable descriptionMeanSt. dev
Female1 = female respondent0.520.50
Age18_341 = respondent aged 18–340.190.39
Age35_541 = respondent aged 35–540.330.47
Age55_641 = respondent aged 55–640.180.38
Age_over651 = respondent aged over 650.300.46
Low_edu1 = respondent with a middle-school degree or lower0.430.50
Middle_edu1 = respondent with a high-school degree0.400.49
High_edu1 = respondent with a university degree or higher0.170.38
Married1 = married0.510.50
No_child1 = no children in the household0.800.40
Child_0_51 = presence of children aged 0–5 in the household0.060.25
Child_6_131 = presence of children aged 6–13 in the household0.100.30
Child_14_171 = presence of children aged 14–17 in the household0.080.28
EcoSit_Satisf1 = respondent is satisfied with the household's economic situation0.680.47
Diff_FoodAccess1 = difficulty in reaching food stores0.050.21
Label1 = respondent pays attention to food labels0.390.49
CronicDisease1 = respondent has a chronic disease0.480.50
MentalHealth_Indnormalized mental health index (MHI) ranging from 0 to 10.680.18
Sport1 = respondent practices physical activity regularly0.190.39
noSmoke1 = respondent does not smoke0.810.39
ProEnvBeh_Indnormalized index of pro-environmental behaviors0.500.20
Climate_conc1 = respondent is concerned about climate change0.710.45
North_West1 = respondent lives in the North-West of Italy0.230.42
North_East1 = respondent lives in the North-East of Italy0.210.41
Centre1 = respondent lives in the Centre of Italy0.190.39
South_Isles1 = respondent lives in the South of Italy or in the Isles0.370.48
20191 = data collection of the survey 20190.340.47
20201 = data collection of the survey 20200.320.47
20211 = data collection of the survey 20210.340.48

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