Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 2,457)

Gender

 Male

276

11.2%

 Female

2181

88.8%

Only child

 Yes

633

25.8%

 No

1824

74.2%

Age(in years)

  < 18

353

14.4%

 18–21

1688

68.7%

 22–25

404

16.4%

 26–30

12

0.5%

Family structure

 Parental family

2059

83.8%

 Single parent family

225

9.2%

 Reconstituted family

117

4.8%

 Other

56

2.2%

Birthplace

 Rural

1813

73.8%

 City

644

26.2%

Monthly available disposable living expenses(¥, Yuan)

  < 1000

687

28.0%

 1000 ~ 

1261

51.3%

 1500 ~ 

377

15.3%

 2000 ~ 

76

3.1%

  ≥ 2500

56

2.3%

Overall economic status of family

 Bad

694

28.2%

 Poor

629

25.6%

 Average

999

40.7%

 Good

110

4.5%

 Excellent

25

1.0%

Internship duration (in months)

 0–3

1661

67.6%

 4–6

558

22.7%

 7–9

238

9.7%

Nursing program

 Associate's degree

1264

51.5%

 Bachelor’s degree

1094

44.5%

 Master’s degree

99

4.0%

Academic performance

 Good (top third of class)

639

26.0%

 Medium (middle third of class)

1742

70.9%

 Poor (bottom third of class)

76

3.1%

Whether to hold student officer positions

 Yes

701

28.5%

 No

1756

71.5%

Whether nursing is their first choice

 Yes

1902

77.4%

 No

555

22.6%

Satisfaction with current nursing work

 Very satisfied

402

16.4%

 Moderately satisfied

1067

43.4%

 Satisfied

884

36.0%

 Dissatisfied

79

3.2%

 Very dissatisfied

25

1.0%

Whether parents are health care workers

 Yes

71

2.9%

 No

2386

97.1%

Whether there are suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the place of residence during the pandemic

 Yes

217

8.8%

 No

2240

91.2%

Perception of the pandemic

 Very concerned

1687

68.7%

 Concerned

754

30.7%

 Don't pay much attention

14

0.6%

 Pay no attention

2

0.08%

Will you contribute to the fight against COVID-19

 Yes

2361

96.1%

 No

96

3.9%

Whether you still plan to consider a nursing career in the future

 Yes

2214

90.1%

 No

243

9.9%