Description of spatial variables (home office, single office, university vs home space quality) across respondents’ groups
| Home office (0 = no; 1 = yes) | Single office (0 = no; 1 = yes) | University vs home space quality (prefer home if < 0; prefer university if > 0) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| North of Italy | 3,795 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.93 |
| Center of Italy | 2,033 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.44 | −0.02 | 0.95 |
| South of Italy | 2,033 | 0.66 | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.43 | −0.02 | 1.01 |
| Residence close to campus (1 = yes) | 3,325 | 0.54 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.93 |
| Residence close to campus (0 = no) | 4,536 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.45 | −0.06 | 0.97 |
| Life sciences | 1,980 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.09 | 0.89 |
| Physical sciences | 1,769 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.88 |
| Industrial engineering | 852 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.76 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.85 |
| Civil engineering and architecture | 582 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.71 | 0.45 | −0.03 | 1.05 |
| Social sciences | 1,089 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.72 | 0.45 | −0.20 | 0.99 |
| Humanities | 1,589 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.62 | 0.48 | −0.36 | 1.00 |
| Full professor | 1,490 | 0.71 | 0.46 | 0.86 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
| Associate professor | 3,539 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.97 |
| Researcher | 2,832 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.48 | −0.05 | 0.96 |
| Gender (1 = male) | 4,010 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.75 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 0.94 |
| Gender (0 = female) | 3,851 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.46 | −0.10 | 0.97 |
| Children at home (y.o. 0–14) (1 = yes) | 2,394 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.95 |
| Children at home (y.o. 0–14) (0 = no) | 5,467 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.44 | −0.07 | 0.95 |
| Overall sample | 7,861 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
| Home office | Single office | University vs home space quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| North of Italy | 3,795 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.93 |
| Center of Italy | 2,033 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.44 | −0.02 | 0.95 |
| South of Italy | 2,033 | 0.66 | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.43 | −0.02 | 1.01 |
| Residence close to campus (1 = yes) | 3,325 | 0.54 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.93 |
| Residence close to campus (0 = no) | 4,536 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.45 | −0.06 | 0.97 |
| Life sciences | 1,980 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.09 | 0.89 |
| Physical sciences | 1,769 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.88 |
| Industrial engineering | 852 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.76 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.85 |
| Civil engineering and architecture | 582 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.71 | 0.45 | −0.03 | 1.05 |
| Social sciences | 1,089 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.72 | 0.45 | −0.20 | 0.99 |
| Humanities | 1,589 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.62 | 0.48 | −0.36 | 1.00 |
| Full professor | 1,490 | 0.71 | 0.46 | 0.86 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
| Associate professor | 3,539 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.97 |
| Researcher | 2,832 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.48 | −0.05 | 0.96 |
| Gender (1 = male) | 4,010 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.75 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 0.94 |
| Gender (0 = female) | 3,851 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.46 | −0.10 | 0.97 |
| Children at home (y.o. 0–14) (1 = yes) | 2,394 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.95 |
| Children at home (y.o. 0–14) (0 = no) | 5,467 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.44 | −0.07 | 0.95 |
| Overall sample | 7,861 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
Note(s): Note that the University vs Home Space Quality Index is a synthetic indicator built through factor analysis from 14 spatial variables each with values from −2 (Much Better at Home) to +2 (Much Better at the University)
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