Table 1 Willingness to stay in the profession by demographic and professional characteristics, univariate analysis
From: Predictors of intention to stay in the profession among novice nurses: a cross-sectional study
Demographic and professional characteristics | Professional Plans | Total n = 216 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reported willingness to stay in the profession n = 194 | Reported willingness to leave the profession n = 22 | p | ||
Age (years) mean (SD) | 27.8 (3.2) | 28.6 (3.6) | .226 | 27.8 (3.3) |
Sex (%) | ||||
 Female | 88.1 | 86.4 | .734 | 88.0 |
 Male | 11.9 | 13.6 | 12.0 | |
Family status (%) | ||||
 Married or living with a partner | 67.5 | 63.6 | .811 | 67.1 |
 Other (single, divorced) | 32.5 | 36.4 | 32.9 | |
Parental status (%) | ||||
 Has children | 36.6 | 40.9 | .816 | 37.0 |
 Does not have children | 63.4 | 59.1 | 63.0 | |
Birth country (%) | ||||
 Israel | 76.3 | 77.3 | .9 | 76.4 |
 Other (93% are immigrants from Former Soviet Union) | 23.7 | 22.7 | 23.6 | |
Population group (%) | ||||
 Jewish | 97.9 | 100 | 1.0 | 98.1 |
 Arab | 2.1 | 0 | 1.9 | |
Level of religiosity (%) | ||||
 Secular | 53.1 | 50.0 | .296 | 52.8 |
 Traditional | 18.8 | 31.8 | 20.1 | |
 Religious | 28.1 | 18.2 | 27.1 | |
Place of work (%) | ||||
 Hospital | 82.2 | 86.4 | .773 | 82.6 |
 Community | 17.8 | 13.6 | 17.4 | |
Form of employment (%) | ||||
 Full time job | 44.8 | 68.2 | .032 | 47.2 |
 Part time job | 55.2 | 31.8 | 52.8 | |
Work-family conflict (%) | ||||
 Never or sometimes | 71.6 | 50.0 | .036 | 69.4 |
 Always | 28.4 | 50.0 | 30.6 | |
Level of control over the work schedule (%) | ||||
 Low | 4.6 | 27.3 | .002 | 6.9 |
 Medium/high | 95.4 | 72.7 | 93.1 | |
Advanced professional course (%) | ||||
 Willing to/taking an advanced professional course | 96.9 | 77.3 | .002 | 94.9 |
 No plan of taking an advanced professional course | 3.1 | 22.7 | 5.1 | |
Continuation of academic education to MA degree (%) | ||||
 Willing to start/started MA degree | 79.9 | 40.9 |  < .0001 | 75.9 |
 No plan of studying for MA degree | 20.1 | 59.1 | 24.1 | |