Table 1 Comparison of characteristics and turnover intention of nurses (n = 2504)
From: A cross-sectional study on turnover intention of nurses in eastern China
Characteristics | Overall% | Turnover intention | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (%) | High (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 166 (6.6) | 80 (5.6) | 86 (7.9) | 0.022 |
Female | 2338 (93.4) | 1340 (94.4) | 998 (92.1) | |
Age (years) | ||||
≥ 40 | 323 (12.9) | 260 (18.3) | 63 (5.8) | < 0.001 |
< 40 | 2181 (87.1) | 1160 (81.7) | 1021 (94.2) | |
Educational level | ||||
Master’s degree | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
Bachelor’s degree | 344 (13.7) | 191 (13.5) | 153 (14.1) | |
Associate degree | 1293 (51.6) | 684 (48.2) | 609 (56.2) | |
Secondary technical certificate | 865 (34.5) | 543 (38.2) | 322 (29.7) | |
Professional title | ||||
Primary | 1793 (71.6) | 923 (65.0) | 870 (80.3) | < 0.001 |
Intermediate | 573 (22.9) | 383 (27.0) | 190 (17.5) | |
Senior | 138 (5.5) | 114 (8.0) | 24 (2.2) | |
Position | ||||
Primary nurse (nurse including leader group) | 1800 (71.9) | 936 (65.9) | 864 (79.7) | < 0.001 |
General nurse (responsible for ward material management, etc.) | 46 (1.8) | 34 (2.4) | 12 (1.1) | |
Teaching nurses | 110 (4.4) | 60 (4.2) | 50 (4.6) | |
Assistant nurse management (such as office nurse, chief professional nurse, etc.) | 222 (8.9) | 146 (10.3) | 76 (7.0) | |
Head nurse (assistant including head nurse) | 271 (10.8) | 199 (14.0) | 72 (6.6) | |
Departmental head nurse | 31 (1.2) | 25 (1.8) | 6 (0.6) | |
Nursing director | 24 (1.0) | 20 (1.4) | 4 (0.4) | |
Marriage | ||||
Divorced or widowed | 29 (1.2) | 20 (1.4) | 9 (0.8) | 0.226 |
Married | 1675 (66.9) | 960 (67.6) | 715 (66.0) | |
Single | 800 (31.9) | 440 (31.0) | 360 (33.2) | |
Children | ||||
0 | 1006 (40.2) | 543 (38.2) | 463 (42.7) | < 0.001 |
1 | 1301 (52.0) | 783 (55.1) | 518 (47.8) | |
≥ 2 | 197 (7.9) | 94 (6.6) | 103 (9.5) | |
Monthly Income (RMB/month) | ||||
≥ 10,000 (USD1572.20) | 122 (4.9) | 94 (6.6) | 28 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
5000-10,000 (USD786.10-1,572.20) | 1016 (40.6) | 604 (42.5) | 412 (38.0) | |
≤ 5000 (USD786.10) | 1366 (54.6) | 722 (50.8) | 644 (59.4) | |
Major Choice | ||||
Voluntary | 1461 (58.3) | 894 (63.0) | 567 (52.3) | < 0.001 |
Distribution | 211 (8.4) | 135 (9.5) | 76 (7.0) | |
Parents or family wishes | 832 (33.2) | 391 (27.5) | 441 (40.7) | |
Shift status | ||||
Day shift only | 750 (30.0) | 534 (37.6) | 216 (19.9) | < 0.001 |
Night shift less (≤ 1/week) | 576 (23.0) | 337 (23.7) | 239 (22.0) | |
More night shift (≥ 2/week) | 1178 (47.0) | 549 (38.7) | 629 (58.0) | |
Employment type | ||||
Formal employee (Service length of the permanent) | 863 (34.5) | 596 (42.0) | 267 (24.6) | < 0.001 |
Contracted or Third-party personnel agency | 1641 (65.5) | 824 (58.0) | 817 (75.4) | |
Care number | ||||
≤ 6 | 450 (18.0) | 296 (20.8) | 154 (14.2) | < 0.001 |
6–8 | 450 (18.0) | 264 (18.6) | 186 (17.2) | |
8–10 | 468 (18.7) | 240 (16.9) | 228 (21.0) | |
≥ 10 | 1136 (45.4) | 620 (43.7) | 516 (47.6) | |
Part-time job | ||||
No. | 2424 (96.8) | 1389 (97.8) | 1035 (95.5) | 0.001 |
Yes | 80 (3.2) | 31 (2.2) | 49 (4.5) | |
Job stress | 74 (65–84) | 71 (62–80) | 80 (71–89) | < 0.001 |
Low | 956 (38.2) | 708 (49.9) | 248 (22.9) | < 0.001 |
High | 1548 (61.8) | 712 (50.1) | 836 (77.1) | |