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Table 1 Sample characteristics and main themes of the questionnaire (N = 514)

From: What is behind high turnover: a questionnaire survey of hospital nursing care workers in Shanghai, China

Characteristics

% or mean (SD)

Turnover intention (yes)

Turnover intention (no)

Gender

 

Chi2 = 9.16b

 

 Female

83.6%

55.7%

44.3%

 Male

16.4%

73.0%

27.0%

Age

49.1 (5.5)

Chi2 = 0.55

 

  < 35

1.2%

62.5%

37.5%

 36–45

21.9%

42.9%

57.1%

 46–55

69.3%

40.5%

59.5%

  > 55

7.6%

39.6%

60.4%

Residence

 

Chi2 = 0.26

 

 City

1%

35.3%

64.7%

 Country

99%

41.5%

58.5%

Education

 

Chi2 = 4.89

 

 Illiterate

22.1%

48.3%

51.7%

 Primary school degree

45.5%

36.6%

63.4%

 Junior high school degree

30.2%

43.5%

56.5%

 Senior high school degree

2.2%

50.0%

50.0%

Length of time working as an HNCW

 

Chi2 = 36.88c

 

 Less than 5 years

29.5%

69.5%

30.5%

 5 to 10 years

26.9%

68.5%

31.5%

 More than 10 years

43.6%

58.7%

41.3%

Profession before working as an HNCW

 

Chi2 = 16.50b

 

 No job

4.8%

84.1%

15.9%

 Farmer

79.0%

57.4%

42.6%

 Enterprise worker

8.6%

53.7%

46.3%

 Individual business

2.1%

60.0%

40.0%

 Other

5.5%

33.3%

66.7%

Wages (CNY)

 

Chi2 = 10.17a

 

  < 2500

3.7%

63.2%

36.8%

 2501–4000

45.2%

52.1%

47.8%

 4001–6000

50.9%

48.2%

51.8%

  > 6000

0.2%

0%

100%

Job satisfaction (1–5)

 

F = 35.00c

 

 Management

4.06

3.80

4.43

 Wages

3.68

3.50

3.94

 Working hours

3.47

3.32

3.69

Self-evaluation (1–5)

 

F = 24.02c

 

 Satisfaction with their own work

3.98

3.92

4.01

Perceived doctor and nurse satisfaction with their work

3.93

3.76

4.17

 Perceived patient satisfaction with their work

3.80

3.61

4.06

Work stress

 

Chi2 = 15.48c

 

 High stress

16.0%

47.1%

52.9%

 A little stress

57.3%

34.1%

65.9%

 No stress

25.7%

31.2%

68.8%

Accident insurance

 

Chi2 = 3.09

 

 Yes

86.5%

40.1%

59.9%

 No

6.6%

50.0%

50.0%

 Not sure

6.8%

50.0%

50.0%

Enjoyment of the job

 

Chi2 = 167.28c

 

 Yes

2.7%

7.1%

92.9%

 No

61.0%

30.8%

69.2%

 Not sure

36.3%

21.5%

78.8%

Vacation per year

 

Chi2 = 7.90

 

 No vacation

13.1%

49.3%

50.7%%

 1–10 days

25.9%

45.9%

54.1%

 11–20 days

50.5%

38.2%

61.8%

 More than 21 days

10.5%

32.1%

67.9%

Hours of sleep per day

 

Chi2 = 23.11c

 

  < 4 h

9.6%

40.2%

59.8%

 4–6 h

58.1%

33.2%

66.8%

 7–8 h

26.5%

30.1%

69.9%

  > 8 h

5.8%

26.8%

73.2%

 Turnover intention

 

41.3%

58.7%

  1. cp < 0.001; bp < 0.01; ap < 0.05