Table 9 Reasons for continuing 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
Continue 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income | 543 (58.3) | 108 (36.4) | 203 (50.1) | 468 (56.7) | 332 (52.6) | 418 (70.8) | 2 072 (56.3) |
Interest in practice setting | 484 (51.9) | 135 (45.5) | 215 (53.1) | 456 (55.3) | 357 (56.6) | 394 (66.8) | 2 041 (55.5) |
Location of community | 518 (55.6) | 119 (40.1) | 224 (55.3) | 499 (60.5) | 376 (59.6) | 265 (44.9) | 2 001 (54.4) |
Family or friends | 492 (52.8) | 185 (62.3) | 213 (52.6) | 449 (54.4) | 315 (49.9) | 231 (39.2) | 1 885 (51.2) |
Lifestyle | 365 (39.2) | 153 (51.5) | 164 (40.5) | 322 (39.0) | 291 (46.1) | 306 (51.9) | 1 601 (43.5) |
Flexibility of work | 312 (33.5) | 79 (26.6) | 150 (37.0) | 318 (38.5) | 229 (36.3) | 274 (46.4) | 1 362 (37.0) |
Benefits | 368 (39.5) | 107 (36.0) | 127 (31.4) | 281 (34.1) | 209 (33.1) | 234 (39.7) | 1 326 (36.0) |
Advanced practice opportunities | 151 (16.2) | 32 (10.8) | 56 (13.8) | 133 (16.1) | 85 (13.5) | 258 (43.7) | 715 (19.4) |
Spouse employment/transfer | 126 (13.5) | 28 (9.4) | 64 (15.8) | 166 (20.1) | 130 (20.6) | 101 (17.1) | 615 (16.7) |
Career advancement | 112 (12.0) | 48 (16.2) | 38 (9.4) | 93 (11.3) | 70 (11.1) | 161 (27.3) | 522 (14.2) |
Others | 34 (3.6) | 7 (2.4) | 14 (3.5) | 27 (3.3) | 32 (5.1) | 18 (3.1) | 132 (3.6) |
Total sample | 932 | 297 | 405 | 825 | 631 | 590 | 3 680 |