Table 3 Basic demographic informatics of participants

Gender

 Male

7 (3.28%)

 Female

213 (96.82%)

Educational Background

 Secondary school diploma

32 (14.54%)

 Junior college degree

45 (20.45%)

 Bachelors degree

129 (58.63%)

 Master degree

14 (6.36%)

Marital status

 Unmarried

38 (17.27%)

 Married

176 (80.00%)

 Other

6 (2.73%)

Years of service

 5–9 years

89 (40.45%)

 10–14 years

59 (26.82%)

 15–19 years

26 (11.82%)

 ≥20 years

46 (20.91%)

Position titles

 Junior nurse

16 (7.27%)

 Senior nurse

83 (37.73%)

 Chief nurse

83 (37.73%)

 Vice nurse consultant

36 (16.36%)

 Nurse consultant

2 (0.91%)

Length of time as an Internet nurse

 Less than 1 years

51 (23.18%)

 1–2 years(including 1 years)

79 (35.91%)

 2–3 years(including 2 years)

69 (31.36%)

 More than 3 years

21 (9.55%)

Monthly income ^a

 < ¥ 2000

1 (0.45%)

 ¥ 2000 - ¥ 3999

16 (7.27%)

 ¥ 4000 - ¥ 5999

54 (24.55%)

 ¥ 6000 - ¥ 7999

30 (13.64%)

 ¥ 8000 - ¥ 9999

42 (19.09%)

 > ¥ 10,000

77 (35.00%)