Table 1 Parent’s sociodemographic characteristics and experience/attitudes towards the Coronavirus pandemic
Characteristic | n = 6210 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age, y | (no missing) | Â |
 ≤30 | 307 | 4.9 |
 31–35 | 1007 | 16.2 |
 36–40 | 1795 | 28.9 |
 41–45 | 1654 | 26.6 |
 46–50 | 999 | 16.1 |
 > 50 | 448 | 7.2 |
Sex | (no missing) | Â |
 Male | 509 | 8.2 |
 Female | 5701 | 91.8 |
Country of origin | (30 missing) | Â |
 Italy | 5995 | 97.0 |
 Outside Italy (a) | 185 | 3.0 |
Area of residence (b) | (12 missing) | Â |
 Northern Italy | 5520 | 89.1 |
 Central Italy | 379 | 6.1 |
 Southern Italy | 299 | 4.8 |
Educational attainment of the parents | (17 missing) | Â |
 Both secondary school | 2053 | 33.2 |
 Secondary school & graduate school | 2110 | 34.1 |
 Both graduate school | 2030 | 32.8 |
Working condition of the parents | (32 missing) | Â |
 Both unemployed | 39 | 0.6 |
 One unemployed | 885 | 14.3 |
 Both employed | 5254 | 85.0 |
Job type | (no missing) | Â |
 Clerk | 3036 | 48.9 |
 Retired | 805 | 13.0 |
 Homemaker | 744 | 12.0 |
 Laborer | 320 | 5.2 |
 Freelancer | 309 | 5.0 |
 Health-care worker | 146 | 2.4 |
 Dealer | 141 | 2.3 |
 Other (c) | 709 | 11.4 |
Economic status | (3 missing) | Â |
 Well-off | 2454 | 39.5 |
 Somewhat difficult but overall satisfactory | 3340 | 53.8 |
 Quite difficult | 384 | 6.2 |
 Often unsustainable | 29 | 0.5 |
Number of children in the family | (no missing) | Â |
 1 | 2639 | 42.5 |
 2 | 2967 | 47.8 |
 3 | 460 | 7.4 |
 > 3 | 144 | 2.3 |
Age of the youngest or only child, y | (no missing) | Â |
 ≤2 | 1980 | 31.9 |
 3–5 | 1528 | 24.6 |
 6–10 | 1561 | 25.1 |
 11–14 | 706 | 11.4 |
 > 14 | 435 | 7.0 |
Children with disorders or disabilities | (210 missing) | Â |
 No | 5485 | 91.4 |
 Learning disabilities | 257 | 4.3 |
 Other disabilities | 90 | 1.5 |
 Chronic conditions | 70 | 1.2 |
 Autism spectrum disorders | 49 | 0.8 |
 Multiple conditions | 49 | 0.8 |
A member of the family got COVID-19 | (1 missing) | Â |
 No | 5395 | 86.9 |
 Yes | 437 | 7.0 |
 Yes, hospitalized | 203 | 3.3 |
 Yes, passed away | 174 | 2.8 |
Economic status after the outbreak | (no missing) | Â |
 Improved | 168 | 2.7 |
 Unchanged | 3428 | 55.2 |
 Slightly worsened | 2303 | 37.1 |
 Worsened | 270 | 4.3 |
 Become critical | 41 | 0.7 |
Either parent has lost their job | (no missing) | Â |
 No | 5938 | 95.6 |
 Yes | 272 | 4.4 |
How the parent sees her/his means after the pandemic | (1 missing) | Â |
 Better | 142 | 2.3 |
 Unchanged | 2512 | 40.5 |
 More difficult | 3125 | 50.3 |
 Much more difficult | 359 | 5.8 |
 Seriously at risk | 71 | 1.1 |
Increased worry about running out of food | (3 missing) | Â |
 No | 5563 | 89.6 |
 Yes | 644 | 10.4 |
Running out of food more often | (2 missing) | Â |
 No | 6060 | 97.6 |
 Yes | 148 | 2.4 |
Changes in children’s food intake | (6 missing) |  |
 No | 3759 | 60.6 |
 More food | 1642 | 26.5 |
 Less food | 803 | 12.9 |
What have your children missed more? (d) | (no missing) | Â |
 Going to school | 1812 | 29.2 |
 Outdoor activities | 2845 | 45.8 |
 Meeting friends | 4878 | 78.6 |
 Meeting relatives | 2491 | 40.1 |
 Playing sports | 2497 | 40.2 |
Any mood swing in your children? | (5 missing) | Â |
 No | 1529 | 24.6 |
 Yes, more nervous, troubled, or sad | 4509 | 72.7 |
 Yes, their mood has improved | 167 | 2.7 |
Did your children have feelings of loneliness? | (18 missing) | Â |
 No | 2007 | 32.4 |
 Yes, not putting it into words | 1955 | 31.6 |
 Yes, putting it into words | 2230 | 36.0 |