Table 1 Respondent demographics
Doctors | Nurses/Midwives | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) a | n (%) a | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 138 (51) | 8 (11) | |
Female | 135 (49) | 68 (90) | |
Total | 273 (100) | 76 (100) | |
Missing | 34 | 5 | |
Age | |||
≤24 years | 4 (2) | 23 (31) | |
25–34 years | 173 (63) | 27 (36) | |
35–44 years | 91 (33) | 17 (23) | |
45–54 years | 5 (2) | 8 (11) | |
Total | 273 (100) | 75 (100) | |
Missing | 34 | 6 | |
Country of training | |||
Ireland | 273 (91) | 63 (80) | |
United Kingdom | 6 (2) | 9 (11) | |
India | 2 (1) | 3 (4) | |
Sudan | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | |
Nigeria | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | |
South Africa | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1) | |
Other | 14 (5) | 2 (3) | |
Total | 299 (100) | 79 (100) | |
Missing | 8 | 2 | |
Year of emigration | |||
2012–2014 | 166 (57) | 49 (65) | |
2008–2011 | 104 (36) | 19 (25) | |
2000–2007 | 17 (6) | 5 (7) | |
Up to 1999 | 2 (1) | 2 (3) | |
Total | 289 (100) | 75 (100) | |
Missing | 18 | 6 | |
Destination country | |||
Australia | 92 (33) | 23 (32) | |
United Kingdom | 76 (27) | 27 (38) | |
USA | 57 (20) | 2 (3) | |
New Zealand | 25 (9) | 5 (7) | |
Canada | 26 (9) | 1 (1) | |
Other | 6 (2) | 13 (18) | |
Total | 282 (100) | 71 (100) | |
Missing | 25 | 10 | |
Grade last worked in Ireland | |||
Intern | 77 (25) | ||
Senior House Officer | 56 (18) | ||
Registrar | 55 (18) | ||
Specialist Registrar | 85 (28) | ||
Consultant | 11 (4) | ||
General Practitioner | 19 (6) | ||
Other | 3 (1) | ||
Total | 306 (100) | ||
Missing | 1 | ||
Student nurse/midwife | 13 (16) | ||
Staff nurse/midwife | 54 (69) | ||
Other | 9 (11) | ||
Total | 76 (100) | ||
Missing | 5 | ||