Table 8 Reasons for coming to work in primary work community by region of primary employment
From: Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national survey
Came to work in primary work community for the following reasons | Atlantic n (%) | QC n (%) | ON n (%) | MB/SK n (%) | AB/BC n (%) | Territories n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location of community | 530 (56.6) | 122 (41.1) | 240 (59.0) | 512 (62.1) | 376 (59.2) | 278 (46.6) | 2 058 (55.7) |
Interest in practice setting | 490 (52.3) | 105 (35.4) | 215 (52.8) | 438 (53.2) | 332 (52.3) | 391 (65.6) | 1 971 (53.3) |
Income | 463 (49.4) | 81 (27.3) | 161 (39.6) | 364 (44.2) | 231 (36.4) | 368 (61.7) | 1 668 (45.1) |
Family or friends | 409 (43.6) | 184 (62.0) | 178 (43.7) | 397 (48.2) | 241 (38.0) | 144 (24.2) | 1 553 (42.0) |
Lifestyle | 342 (36.5) | 146 (49.2) | 147 (36.1) | 273 (33.1) | 255 (40.2) | 280 (47.0) | 1 443 (39.0) |
Flexibility of work | 267 (28.5) | 61 (20.5) | 119 (29.2) | 249 (30.2) | 175 (27.6) | 196 (32.9) | 1 067 (28.9) |
Benefits | 324 (34.6) | 107 (36.0) | 95 (23.3) | 196 (23.8) | 135 (21.3) | 196 (32.9) | 1 053 (28.5) |
Advanced practice opportunities | 184 (19.6) | 36 (12.1) | 67 (15.5) | 151 (18.3) | 110 (17.3) | 293 (49.2) | 841 (22.8) |
Spouse employment/transfer | 148 (15.8) | 37 (12.5) | 79 (19.4) | 209 (25.4) | 156 (24.6) | 115 (19.3) | 744 (20.1) |
Career advancement | 186 (19.9) | 43 (14.5) | 62 (15.2) | 131 (15.9) | 100 (15.7) | 188 (31.5) | 710 (19.2) |
Others | 35 (3.7) | 10 (3.4) | 19 (4.7) | 31 (3.8) | 34 (5.4) | 17 (2.9) | 146 (4.0) |
Total sample | 937 | 297 | 407 | 824 | 635 | 596 | 3 696 |