Is satisfaction a direct predictor of nursing turnover? Modelling the relationship between satisfaction, expressed intention and behaviour in a longitudinal cohort study

Table 2 Intentions and nursing at 18 months and 3 years

		18 months				3 years
		Not nursing		Nursing		Not nursing		Nursing
	Likelihood of nursing	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
At qualification looking ahead to:
6 months	Unlikely/Uncertain	17	26	48	74	16	35	30	65
	Likely	161	9	1679	91	193	13	1300	87
18 months	Unlikely/Uncertain	28	31	63	69	25	37	42	63
	Likely	150	8	1667	92	184	12	1289	88
3 years	Unlikely/Uncertain					45	27	122	73
	Likely					165	12	1209	88
At 6 months looking ahead to:
18 months	Unlikely/Uncertain	38	33	77	67	28	33	56	67
	Likely	137	8	1663	92	182	12	1281	88
3 years	Unlikely/Uncertain					44	27	119	73
	Likely					165	12	1217	88
At 18 months looking ahead to:
3 years	Unlikely/Uncertain					64	39	100	61
	Likely					148	11	1260	89

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