Table 5 Community-related variables by region of primary employment
From: Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national survey
| Â | Atlantic n (%) | QC n (%) | ON n (%) | MB/SK n (%) | AB/BC n (%) | Territories n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population of childhood community | |||||||
 Small (999 or less) | 391 (41.6) | 75 (28.4) | 92 (22.7) | 448 (54.4) | 167 (26.1) | 122 (20.4) | 1 295 (34.9) |
 Medium (1 000–9 999) | 385 (41.0) | 118 (39.1) | 178 (43.8) | 196 (23.8) | 231 (36.0) | 129 (21.5) | 1 237 (33.3) |
 Large (>10 000) | 163 (17.4) | 109 (36.1) | 136 (33.5) | 180 (21.8) | 243 (37.9) | 348 (58.1) | 1 179 (31.8) |
Total sample | 939 | 302 | 406 | 824 | 641 | 599 | 3 711 |
Population of primary work community | |||||||
 Small (999 or less) | 95 (10.2) | 19 (6.3) | 18 (4.5) | 213 (26.0) | 49 (7.7) | 113 (18.9) | 507 (13.7) |
 Medium (1 000-9 999) | 542 (58.5) | 173 (57.3) | 268 (66.3) | 408 (49.8) | 421 (65.9) | 215 (35.9) | 2 027 (54.9) |
 Large (>10 000) | 290 (31.3) | 110 (36.4) | 118 (29.2) | 198 (24.2) | 169 (26.4) | 271 (45.1) | 1156 (31.3) |
Total sample | 927 | 302 | 404 | 819 | 639 | 599 | 3 690 |
Live in primary work community | |||||||
Yes | 495 (52.2) | 183 (59.4) | 239 (58.2) | 413 (49.8) | 397 (61.7) | 429 (71.1) | 2 156 (57.6) |
Total sample | 948 | 308 | 411 | 830 | 643 | 603 | 3 743 |