Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the...

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the sample

Variable	Levels	Piave PDO		Generic Cheese		Italian population
		Sample (N = 300)		Sample (N = 300)		Italian population
		N. obs	%	N. obs	%	%
Age (years)	18–24	24	8.0	24	8.0	8.00
	25–34	38	12.7	38	12.7	12.7
	35–44	46	15.3	46	15.3	15.3
	45–54	58	19.3	58	19.3	19.3
	55–64	50	16.7	50	16.7	16.7
	over 65	84	28.0	84	28.0	28.0
Gender	female	154	51.3	154	51.0	51.3
Gender	male	147	49.0	147	49.0	48.7
Education level	compulsory school	20	6.67	32	10.7	56.0^†
	upper secondary school	190	63.3	167	55.7	26.3^*
	university degree	69	23.0	77	25.7	17.4^*
	post-university degree	21	7	24	8.0	0.3^*
						Mean
Family income (€/month)	less than 2,500	106	35.3	118	39.3	1627.33* €/month
	about 2,500	173	57.7	145	48.3
	more than 2,500	21	7.0	37	12.3
Number of household members		Mean ± St. Dev.		Mean ± St. Dev.		Weighted mean
Number of household members		2.90	1.23	2.76	1.43	2.35

Variable	Levels	Piave PDO		Generic Cheese		Italian population
		Sample (N = 300)		Sample (N = 300)		Italian population
		N. obs	%	N. obs	%	%
Age (years)	18–24	24	8.0	24	8.0	8.00
	25–34	38	12.7	38	12.7	12.7
	35–44	46	15.3	46	15.3	15.3
	45–54	58	19.3	58	19.3	19.3
	55–64	50	16.7	50	16.7	16.7
	over 65	84	28.0	84	28.0	28.0
Gender	female	154	51.3	154	51.0	51.3
Gender	male	147	49.0	147	49.0	48.7
Education level	compulsory school	20	6.67	32	10.7	56.0^†
	upper secondary school	190	63.3	167	55.7	26.3^*
	university degree	69	23.0	77	25.7	17.4^*
	post-university degree	21	7	24	8.0	0.3^*
						Mean
Family income (€/month)	less than 2,500	106	35.3	118	39.3	1627.33* €/month
	about 2,500	173	57.7	145	48.3
	more than 2,500	21	7.0	37	12.3
Number of household members		Mean ± St. Dev.		Mean ± St. Dev.		Weighted mean
Number of household members		2.90	1.23	2.76	1.43	2.35

Note(s): ^† In Italy, compulsory schooling is currently not defined by a school cycle, but by reaching the age of 16. Data on compulsory education in Italy is not available on the Eurostat database. Values are estimated

* Eurostat (2020)

Source(s): ISTAT (Italian National Statistics Institute) and Eurostat

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