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Table 1

Variables’ description and summary statistics

Variable	Description	Obs.	Mean	Std. dev.	Min.	Max.
Dependent variable
Environmental tax morale	“To what extent are you in favor or against the following policies in Italy to reduce climate change? Increasing taxes on fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal” (1 = strongly against and 5 = strongly in favor)	514	3.712	1.086	1	5
Main regressors
Climate change concern	“How worried are you about climate change?” (1 = not at all worried and 5 = extremely worried)	514	4.023	0.83	1	5
Tax morale	“Cheating on taxes if you have the chance” (1 = always justified and 10 = never justified)	514	8.85	1.792	1	10
Control variables
Trust in government	“Please tell me on a score of 1–10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions. 0 means you do not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust: Government”	514	4.99	2.337	1	10
Political trust	“Please tell me on a score of 1–10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions. 0 means you do not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust: Political parties and politicians”	514	3.222	2.026	1	9
Political orientation	“In politics people sometimes talk of ‘left’ and ‘right’. Where would you place yourself on this scale, where 1 means the left and 10 means the right?”	514	6.185	2.468	1	10
Social network activity	“Have you posted or shared anything about online politics, for example on a blog, via email or on social media like Facebook or Twitter?”	514	0.36	0.48	0	1
Political participation	“Did you vote in the last national election?” (1 = yes and 0 = no)	514	0.671	0.47	0	1
Climate responsibility	“To what extent do you feel a personal responsibility to try to reduce climate change?” (1 = not at all and 10 = a great deal)	514	6.206	3.053	1	10
Religiosity	“How religious would you say you are?”(1 = not at all and 10 = a great deal)	514	2.846	2.973	1	10
Gender	Dummy = 1 for males	514	0.547	0.498	0	1
Age	Age level	514	22.82	6.19	15	32

Variable	Description	Obs.	Mean	Std. dev.	Min.	Max.
Dependent variable
Environmental tax morale	“To what extent are you in favor or against the following policies in Italy to reduce climate change? Increasing taxes on fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal” (1 = strongly against and 5 = strongly in favor)	514	3.712	1.086	1	5
Main regressors
Climate change concern	“How worried are you about climate change?” (1 = not at all worried and 5 = extremely worried)	514	4.023	0.83	1	5
Tax morale	“Cheating on taxes if you have the chance” (1 = always justified and 10 = never justified)	514	8.85	1.792	1	10
Control variables
Trust in government	“Please tell me on a score of 1–10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions. 0 means you do not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust: Government”	514	4.99	2.337	1	10
Political trust	“Please tell me on a score of 1–10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions. 0 means you do not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust: Political parties and politicians”	514	3.222	2.026	1	9
Political orientation	“In politics people sometimes talk of ‘left’ and ‘right’. Where would you place yourself on this scale, where 1 means the left and 10 means the right?”	514	6.185	2.468	1	10
Social network activity	“Have you posted or shared anything about online politics, for example on a blog, via email or on social media like Facebook or Twitter?”	514	0.36	0.48	0	1
Political participation	“Did you vote in the last national election?” (1 = yes and 0 = no)	514	0.671	0.47	0	1
Climate responsibility	“To what extent do you feel a personal responsibility to try to reduce climate change?” (1 = not at all and 10 = a great deal)	514	6.206	3.053	1	10
Religiosity	“How religious would you say you are?”(1 = not at all and 10 = a great deal)	514	2.846	2.973	1	10
Gender	Dummy = 1 for males	514	0.547	0.498	0	1
Age	Age level	514	22.82	6.19	15	32