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Table 3 Comparison of results from mixed logit models of DCE data from nursing students and practicing nurses in Laos, 2011

From: Differences in preferences for rural job postings between nursing students and practicing nurses: evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Attribute

Nursing students

Practicing nurses

 

β

(SE)

β

(SE)

duration of service until promoted to permanent staff (reference: two years)

  one year

    

   mean

0.585

(0.071)c

0.339

(0.064)c

   SD

0.035

(0.199)

0.142

(0.229)

  directly upon hiring

    

   mean

0.746

(0.098)c

0.692

(0.087)c

   SD

1.029

(0.105)c

0.827

(0.097)c

duration of service until qualified for further study and scholarship (reference: three years)

  two years

    

   mean

0.231

(0.067)c

0.321

(0.064)c

   SD

0.019

(0.146)

0.008

(0.138)

  one year

    

   mean

0.459

(0.078)c

0.286

(0.067)c

   SD

0.595

(0.105)c

0.339

(0.129)c

housing (reference: none)

  housing allowance

   mean

0.566

(0.076)c

0.324

(0.066)c

   SD

0.449

(0.117)c

0.263

(0.151)a

  housing provided

   mean

0.714

(0.077)c

0.395

(0.066)c

   SD

0.427

(0.116)c

0.243

(0.162)

transportation (reference: none)

  provided for work purposes only

   mean

0.544

(0.071)c

0.439

(0.067)c

   SD

0.155

(0.213)

0.244

(0.156)

  provided for work and personal use

   mean

0.775

(0.079)c

0.432

(0.068)c

   SD

0.417

(0.126)c

0.318

(0.133)b

performance-based financial award (reference: none)

   mean

0.403

(0.065)c

0.396

(0.063)c

   SD

0.689

(0.079)c

0.670

(0.077)c

salary (% change above based)

   mean

0.019

(0.002)c

0.019

(0.002)c

alternative-specific constant

   mean

0.096

(0.052)a

0.041

(0.046)

Model diagnostics

  number of respondents

256

 

249

 

  number of observations

6,112

 

5,952

 

  log likelihood

−1,814.3

 

−1,825.3

 

  likelihood ratio χ2

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 
  1. a P < 0.10, b P < 0.05, c P < 0.01.
  2. dBase salary for nurses in Lao PDR at the time of survey administration: 630,000 LAK per month (1 USD = 8,025 LAK).