Table 2 Information about the youngest children of respondents, overall and by NUTS statistical region
Characteristic | Italy | Northwestern Italy | Northeastern Italy | Central Italy | Southern Italy | Insular Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 711) | (n = 194) | (n = 105) | (n = 152) | (n = 184) | (n = 76) | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 388 (54.6%) | 97 (50.0%) | 49 (46.7%) | 87 (57.2%) | 111 (60.3%) | 44 (57.9%) |
 Female | 323 (45.4%) | 97 (50.0%) | 56 (53.3%) | 65 (42.8%) | 73 (39.7%) | 32 (42.1%) |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 6 to 8 weeks | 11 (1.5%) | 4 (2.1%) | 1 (1.0%) | 3 (2.0%) | 2 (1.1%) | 1 (1.3%) |
 9 weeks to 5 months | 83 (11.7%) | 27 (13.9%) | 19 (18.1%) | 17 (11.2%) | 14 (7.6%) | 6 (7.9%) |
 6 months 3 years | 617 (86.8%) | 163 (84.0%) | 85 (81.0%) | 132 (86.8%) | 168 (91.3%) | 69 (90.8%) |
Who takes charge of the child’s vaccinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Mostly myself | 346 (48.7%) | 88 (45.4%) | 52 (49.5%) | 70 (46.1%) | 100 (54.3%) | 36 (47.4%) |
 Mostly my partner | 72 (10.1%) | 15 (7.7%) | 10 (9.5%) | 13 (8.6%) | 22 (12.0%) | 12 (15.8%) |
 Equally myself and my partner | 293 (41.2%) | 91 (46.9%) | 43 (41.0%) | 69 (45.4%) | 62 (33.7%) | 28 (36.8%) |