Migration of South African health workers: the extent to which financial considerations influence internal flows and external movements

Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the surveyed health workers

Variables	Public sector	Private	NGO	General sample (%)
Outcome Variables
Considering to Move	60.90	14.89	24.2	72.45
Considering to Move Abroad	59.04	16.87	24.1	28.92
Key Predictor variables
R2000-6000 ($285-$856)	56.51	17.84	25.65	40.88
R6000-10000 ($856-$1428)	67.04	10.61	22.35	27.20
R10000-20000 ($1428-$2857)	68.85	19.67	11.48	27.81
R20000+ ($2857+)	96.30	0	3.7	4.11
Average Income (actual Rand amounts)	12766	8172	7397	9602
Other Predictor Variables
Professional Cadre
Medical Doctors	100	0	0	4.96
Professional Nurses	59.98	21.40	19.07	37.52
Enrolled Nurses	60.98	19.92	19.11	35.91
Nursing Assistants	60.14	15.54	24.32	21.61
Social Economic Characteristics
Current Age (mean)	37.31	35.30	37.59	99.01
Currently Married	56.58	25.62	17.79	41.35
Female	60.26	20.19	19.55	89.32
(Lower Sec + upper and vocation)	55.89	25.48	13.02	68.35
Work Experience and Perceptions
Average Hours of Work Per Week	40.90	43.70	37.80	98.80
Length of Time Worked in Premise	4.33	2.39	4.34	99.03
Has a Heavy Workload	67.45	12.55	20.00	74.61
Not Stressed at Work	57.08	24.00	18.87	32.67
No Job Satisfaction	65.96	13.74	20.3	77.92
N	430 (61.96)	131 (18.88)	133 (19.16)	694

Notes: cell indicates the proportion present (versus absent) of the selected variable.

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