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Demographic information.
| Characteristics | Statistics, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
|
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18-25 | 67 (18) |
|
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25-30 | 138 (37) |
|
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>30 | 168 (45) |
| Gender | ||
|
|
Male | 160 (42.9) |
|
|
Female | 213 (57.1) |
| Education | ||
|
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High school | 8 (2.1) |
|
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College | 330 (88.5) |
|
|
Master’s degree and above | 35 (9.4) |
| Intensity of using Web-based health communities (hours/day) | ||
| <0.5 | 305 (81.8) | |
| 0.5-1 | 59 (15.8) | |
|
|
>1 | 9 (2.4) |
| Length of using Web-based health communities (years) | ||
|
|
<1 | 137 (36.7) |
| 1-5 | 228 (61.1) | |
| >5 | 8 (2.2) | |
