Table 1.

Characteristics of nursing interns.

Characteristic		Respondents (N=883)
Gender, n (%)
	Male	89 (10.1)
	Female	794 (89.9)
Age (years), mean (SD)		20.64 (2.1)
Educational level, n (%)
	Middle school	26 (2.9)
	High school	102 (11.6)
	Technical college	502 (56.9)
	Bachelor’s degree	242 (27.4)
	Master’s degree or higher	11 (1.2)
Internship time (months), mean (SD)		6.02 (1.6)
Reason for choosing nursing, n (%)
	I like nursing	287 (32.5)
	Parents’ suggestion	247 (28.0)
	Acquaintances’ recommendation	55 (6.2)
	The school transferred me	99 (11.2)
	Good employment	195 (22.1)
Feelings about nursing, n (%)
	I love the nursing career	410 (46.4)
	Not sure	197 (22.3)
	I can accept as a job, but not as a career	260 (29.4)
	I don’t like nursing	16 (1.8)
Employment intention, n (%)
	Nurse	747 (84.6)
	Nursing-related industries	115 (13.0)
	Others	21 (2.4)