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Table 1 Comparative characteristics of surveyed nurses, by turnover intention

From: Validation of work pressure and associated factors influencing hospital nurse turnover: a cross-sectional investigation in Shaanxi Province, China

Variable

Turnover intention (n = 721)

 
 

Strong/very strong (n = 138, 19%)

Weak (n = 447, 62%)

Very weak (n = 136, 19%)

Total

P value

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

  

Mean age, in years

30.09 ± 7.05

30.03 ± 7.17

29.00 ± 5.43

 

0.0791a

Mean experience, in years

8.49 ± 8.09

8.62 ± 7.93

7.58 ± 6.14

 

0.8792

Nationality

       

0.6016

 Han

136

(19.24)

438

(61.95)

133

(18.81)

707

 

 Minority

2

(14.29)

9

(64.29)

3

(21.43)

14

 

Marital status

       

0.6934

 Unmarried

55

(19.37)

180

(63.38)

49

(17.25)

284

 

 Married

83

(19.17)

263

(60.74)

87

(20.09)

433

 

 Widowed

0

(0.00)

4

(100)

0

(0.00)

4

 

Number of children

       

0.3588

 None

3

(10.71)

22

(78.57)

3

(10.71)

28

 

 One child

72

(20.63)

214

(61.32)

63

(18.05)

349

 

 Two children

63

(18.75)

206

(61.31)

67

(19.94)

336

 

 Three children

0

(0.00)

5

(62.50)

3

(37.50)

8

 

Primary education

       

0.8040

 Nursing school

54

(18.75)

177

(61.46)

57

(19.79)

288

 

 Junior college

68

(18.48)

232

(63.04)

68

(18.48)

368

 

 College

16

(24.62)

38

(58.46)

11

(16.92)

65

 

Highest level of education

       

0.3068

 Nursing school

9

(31.03)

15

(51.72)

5

(17.24)

29

 

 Junior college

45

(16.67)

174

(64.44)

51

(18.89)

270

 

 College

82

(19.85)

255

(61.74)

76

(18.40)

413

 

Professional title

       

0.0497

 Resident nurse

73

(20.00)

225

(61.64)

67

(18.36)

365

 

 Nurse

43

(18.53)

136

(58.62)

53

(22.84)

232

 

 Fellow

16

(14.55)

79

(71.82)

15

(13.64)

110

 

 Nurse-in-chief

6

(42.86)

7

(50.00)

1

(7.14)

14

 

Job responsibilities

       

0.0679

 Nurse

87

(18.59)

299

(63.89)

82

(17.52)

468

 

 Teaching nurse

22

(15.94)

81

(58.70)

35

(25.36)

138

 

 Team leader

12

(27.27)

21

(47.73)

11

(25.00)

44

 

 Head nurse

17

(23.94)

46

(64.79)

8

(11.27)

71

 

Authorized level

       

0.1797

 Formal nurse

40

(20.51)

129

(66.15)

26

(13.33)

195

 

 Contract nurse

98

(18.63)

318

(60.46)

110

(20.91)

526

 

Income

       

0.9590

  < 322 US dollars

25

(16.78)

96

(64.43)

28

(18.79)

149

 

 322 ~ 483 US dollars

57

(17.33)

207

(62.92)

65

(19.76)

329

 

 484 ~ 644 US dollars

36

(21.82)

97

(58.79)

32

(19.39)

165

 

  ≥ 645 US dollars

14

(17.95)

49

(62.82)

15

(19.23)

78

 

Position

       

0.8656

 Clinical work

125

(19.14)

408

(62.48)

120

(18.38)

653

 

 Administrative work

2

(33.33)

3

(50.00)

1

(16.67)

6

 

 Medical-technical

1

(12.50)

7

(87.50)

0

 

8

 

 Assistant

3

(18.75)

8

(50.00)

5

(31.25)

16

 

 Others

6

(23.08)

15

(57.69)

5

(19.23)

26

 
  1. aLikelihood ratio of the chi-square value