Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study respondents who provided information about their own pneumococcal vaccine uptake, overall and by NUTS statistical region
Characteristic | Italy | Northwestern Italy | Northeastern Italy | Central Italy | Southern Italy | Insular Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2357) | (n = 685) | (n = 519) | (n = 420) | (n = 499) | (n = 234) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 1344 (57.0%) | 374 (54.6%) | 343 (66.1%) | 235 (56.0%) | 275 (55.1%) | 117 (50.0%) |
Female | 1005 (42.6%) | 309 (45.1%) | 175 (33.7%) | 185 (44.0%) | 221 (44.3%) | 115 (49.1%) |
Non-binary | 8 (0.3%) | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.6%) | 2 (0.9%) |
Age group, y | ||||||
18–24 | 68 (2.9%) | 16 (2.3%) | 14 (2.7%) | 13 (3.1%) | 18 (3.6%) | 7 (3.0%) |
25–34 | 186 (7.9%) | 37 (5.4%) | 52 (10.0%) | 30 (7.1%) | 49 (9.8%) | 18 (7.7%) |
35–44 | 282 (12.0%) | 75 (10.9%) | 93 (17.9%) | 36 (8.6%) | 47 (9.4%) | 31 (13.2%) |
45–54 | 249 (10.6%) | 68 (9.9%) | 61 (11.8%) | 42 (10.0%) | 50 (10.0%) | 28 (12.0%) |
55–64 | 251 (10.6%) | 72 (10.5%) | 43 (8.3%) | 53 (12.6%) | 58 (11.6%) | 25 (10.7%) |
≥ 65 | 1321 (56.0%) | 417 (60.9%) | 256 (49.3%) | 246 (58.6%) | 277 (55.5%) | 125 (53.4%) |
Place of residence degree of urbanization* | ||||||
City (densely populated area) | 933 (39.6%) | 308 (45.0%) | 127 (24.5%) | 167 (39.8%) | 249 (49.9%) | 82 (35.0%) |
Town or suburb (intermediate density area) | 1025 (43.5%) | 304 (44.4%) | 191 (36.8%) | 195 (46.4%) | 204 (40.9%) | 131 (56.0%) |
Rural area (thinly populated area) | 399 (16.9%) | 73 (10.7%) | 201 (38.7%) | 58 (13.8%) | 46 (9.2%) | 21 (9.0%) |
Educational attainment | ||||||
Less than high school diploma | 341 (14.5%) | 113 (16.5%) | 72 (13.9%) | 53 (12.6%) | 58 (11.6%) | 45 (19.2%) |
High school diploma | 1253 (53.2%) | 399 (58.2%) | 210 (40.5%) | 241 (57.4%) | 280 (56.1%) | 123 (52.6%) |
Academic degree | 459 (19.5%) | 121 (17.7%) | 87 (16.8%) | 91 (21.7%) | 113 (22.6%) | 47 (20.1%) |
Post-graduate/Doctorate degree | 304 (12.9%) | 52 (7.6%) | 150 (28.9%) | 35 (8.3%) | 48 (9.6%) | 19 (8.1%) |
Household composition | ||||||
Alone | 358 (15.2%) | 134 (19.6%) | 74 (14.3%) | 61 (14.5%) | 60 (12.0%) | 29 (12.4%) |
Couple | 1653 (70.1%) | 461 (67.3%) | 388 (74.8%) | 301 (71.7%) | 348 (69.7%) | 155 (66.2%) |
With parents/family | 227 (9.6%) | 59 (8.6%) | 37 (7.1%) | 30 (7.1%) | 68 (13.6%) | 33 (14.1%) |
Other | 119 (5.0%) | 31 (4.5%) | 20 (3.9%) | 28 (6.7%) | 23 (4.6%) | 17 (7.3%) |
Able to pay for things needed in life | ||||||
With great difficulty | 340 (14.4%) | 86 (12.6%) | 45 (8.7%) | 68 (16.2%) | 99 (19.8%) | 42 (17.9%) |
With some difficulty | 990 (42.0%) | 277 (40.4%) | 163 (31.4%) | 195 (46.4%) | 228 (45.7%) | 127 (54.3%) |
Quite easily | 824 (35.0%) | 273 (39.9%) | 194 (37.4%) | 144 (34.3%) | 155 (31.1%) | 58 (24.8%) |
Easily | 203 (8.6%) | 49 (7.2%) | 117 (22.5%) | 13 (3.1%) | 17 (3.4%) | 7 (3.0%) |
Problems with daily living tasks due to physical or mental impairment | ||||||
Yes | 471 (20.0%) | 102 (14.9%) | 166 (32.0%) | 60 (14.3%) | 109 (21.8%) | 34 (14.5%) |
No | 1886 (80.0%) | 583 (85.1%) | 353 (68.0%) | 360 (85.7%) | 390 (78.2%) | 200 (85.5%) |
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 | ||||||
Yes | 403 (17.1%) | 102 (14.9%) | 85 (16.4%) | 76 (18.1%) | 90 (18.0%) | 50 (21.4%) |
No | 1954 (82.9%) | 583 (85.1%) | 434 (83.6%) | 344 (81.9%) | 409 (82.0%) | 184 (78.6%) |
Pneumopathy | ||||||
Yes | 516 (21.9%) | 136 (19.9%) | 96 (18.5%) | 95 (22.6%) | 127 (25.5%) | 62 (26.5%) |
No | 1841 (78.1%) | 549 (80.1%) | 423 (81.5%) | 325 (77.4%) | 372 (74.5%) | 172 (73.5%) |
Cardiopathy | ||||||
Yes | 575 (24.4%) | 158 (23.1%) | 123 (23.7%) | 96 (22.9%) | 144 (28.9%) | 54 (23.1%) |
No | 1782 (75.6%) | 527 (76.9%) | 396 (76.3%) | 324 (77.1%) | 355 (71.1%) | 180 (76.9%) |
Diabetes | ||||||
Yes | 750 (31.8%) | 177 (25.8%) | 231 (44.5%) | 105 (25.0%) | 160 (32.1%) | 77 (32.9%) |
No | 1607 (68.2%) | 508 (74.2%) | 288 (55.5%) | 315 (75.0%) | 339 (67.9%) | 157 (67.1%) |