Table 1. Characteristics of posts (n = 213) and comments (n = 2,546) in the sample.

	n (%)
Purpose of the Post
Seeking Advice	146 (68.5)
Sharing Own Experiences	54 (25.4)
Seeking Others’ Experiences	3 (14.1)
Other	11 (5.2)
Comment Respondent Role
Original Poster	391 (15.9)
Other Respondent	2,063 (84.0)
Type of Comment a
Detailed/Engaged	2,190 (86.0)
Irrelevant	380 (14.9)
Follow-Up to Prior Comment	303 (11.8)
Brief	53 (2.1)
Deleted	53 (2.1)

^a Categories are not mutually exclusive, so percentages sum to greater than 100.