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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Who likes it “sparkling”? An empirical analysis of Prosecco consumers’ profile

Variable

Description

Mean (% frequency)

Std. Dev

Min

Max

Price

Price of Prosecco per liter (€)

7.02

2.36

0.2

25

Quantity

Liter of Prosecco purchased per person

1.02

1.33

0.4

22.5

Format

Prosecco j’s bottle content in liters

0.75

0.07

0.2

1.5

Type

Brut

11%

   
 

Extra dry

37%

   
 

Dry

20%

   
 

Sweet

1%

   
 

Other

31%

   

Denomination

CDO

65%

   
 

CGDO

23%

   
 

IGT

12%

Produced before 2010

Seller type

Discount

9%

   
 

Hypermarket

45%

   
 

Supermarket

41%

   
 

Other

5%

   

Household income

Low income

18%

<535 € per capita per month

 

Medium-low income

25%

535 – 908 € per capita per month

 

Medium-high income

32%

908 – 1389 € per capita per month

 

High income

25%

>1389 € per capita per month

Household members

1 member

9.2%

   
 

2 members

30.1%

   
 

3 members

29.6%

   
 

4 members

24.4%

   
 

5+ members

6.6%

   

Family organization

Pre families

2.8%

   
 

New families

10.8%

   
 

Established families

13.0%

   
 

Maturing families

11.9%

   
 

Post families

24.5%

   
 

Older couples

32.6%

   
 

Older singles

4.4%

   

Consumers’ age

<34 years

4.9%

   
 

35 – 44 years

24.2%

   
 

45 – 54 years

33.1%

   
 

55-54 years

21.9%

   
 

>65 years

15.9%

   
  1. Source: own elaboration from A.C. Nielsen Homescan data.