Table 2 Respondents’ motivations to migrate to New Zealand (n = 632)
Item | Unimportant (%) | Not very important (%) | Important (%) | Highly important (%) | Important or highly important (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality of life (or that of my family) | 2 | 2 | 28 | 68 | 96 |
More attractive working conditions | 5 | 8 | 37 | 51 | 87 |
Availability of career opportunities | 7 | 22 | 53 | 18 | 72 |
Personal/family factors | 9 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Desire to leave the UK NHS | 11 | 24 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
My training and development goals | 10 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 57 |
My career progression goals | 11 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 52 |
More attractive salary and incentives | 16 | 46 | 33 | 5 | 38 |
Desire to return to New Zealand, a country I had previously worked/lived in | 55 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 29 |
Capacity to work in both public and private practice | 67 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9 |