Table 1 Overview of survey participants
From: Health worker migration from South Africa: causes, consequences and policy responses
Doctors: generalists ( n = 416) | Doctors: specialists ( n = 648) | Nurses ( n = 240) | Dentists ( n = 141) | Pharmacists ( n = 178) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 47.36 (197) | 57.25 (371) | 2.5 (6) | 46.1 (65) | 35.96 (64) |
Female | 29.81 (124) | 22.84 (148) | 69.17 (166) | 21.99 (31) | 40.45 (72) |
Percent non-response | 22.84 (95) | 19.9 (129) | 28.33 (68) | 31.91 (45) | 23.6 (42) |
Age | |||||
25–34 | 12.02 (50) | 5.56 (36) | 6.67 (16) | 21.99 (31) | 13.48 (24) |
35–44 | 22.12 (92) | 23.92 (155) | 15.42 (37) | 14.89 (21) | 15.73 (28) |
45–54 | 18.75 (78) | 25.31 (164) | 28.75 (69) | 19.15 (27) | 27.53 (49) |
55+ | 22.84 (95) | 25.15 (163) | 21.25 (51) | 12.06 (17) | 17.98 (32) |
Percent non-response | 24.28 (101) | 20.06 (130) | 27.92 (67) | 31.91 (45) | 25.28 (45) |
Married | |||||
Yes | 63.46 (264) | 67.28 (436) | 52.08 (125) | 53.19 (75) | 61.8 (110) |
No | 13.46 (56) | 12.96 (84) | 20.42 (49) | 14.18 (20) | 14.61 (26) |
Percent non-response | 23.08 (96) | 19.75 (128) | 27.5 (66) | 32.62 (46) | 23.6 (42) |
Years of practice | |||||
1–4 | 2.4 (10) | 2.78 (19) | 2.92 (7) | 14.89 (21) | 2.25 (4) |
5–9 | 12.02 (50) | 10.96 (71) | 2.92 (7) | 19.86 (28) | 16.29 (29) |
10–19 | 31.97 (133) | 33.8 (219) | 20.42 (49) | 24.11 (34) | 19.66 (35) |
20–29 | 23.32 (97) | 25.62 (166) | 26.25 (63) | 24.11 (34) | 34.27 (61) |
30+ | 27.88 (116) | 25.31 (164) | 41.67 (100) | 16.31 (23) | 25.28 (45) |
Percent non-response | 2.4 (10) | 1.54 (9) | 5.83 (14) | 0.71 (1) | 2.25 (4) |