Table 1 Demographics of the respondents
From: Best practice transfer by public health nurses in Japan: actual conditions and related factors
|  |  |  |  | N = 702 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attributes |  | Mean (± SD) | N | % |
Gender | Female | Â | 672 | 95.7 |
| Â | Male | Â | 30 | 4.3 |
Years of experience as PHN |  | 22.6 (± 11.6) |  |  |
| Â | 5 years or less | Â | 87 | 12.4 |
|  | 6–15 years |  | 120 | 17.1 |
|  | 16–25 years |  | 132 | 18.8 |
| Â | 26 years or more | Â | 363 | 51.7 |
Title | No title | Â | 279 | 39.7 |
| Â | Managers | Â | 423 | 60.3 |
Affiliation | Local government office | Â | 175 | 24.9 |
| Â | Health center | Â | 527 | 75.1 |