Table 3 The general characteristics for final year undergraduate nursing students from four medical universities/colleges, n (%)
From: Job preferences of undergraduate nursing students in eastern China: a discrete choice experiment
Characteristics | All (n = 507) | Participants who passed the consistency test (n = 445) | Participants who failed the consistency test (n = 62) | χ 2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
 Male | 41 (8.1%) | 38 (8.5%) | 3 (4.8%) | 1.003 | 0.317 |
 Female | 466 (91.9%) | 407 (91.5%) | 59 (95.2%) | ||
Hometown | |||||
 City | 69 (13.6%) | 61 (13.7%) | 8 (12.9%) | 3.400 | 0.183 |
 County | 80 (15.8%) | 75 (16.9%) | 5 (8.1%) | ||
 Township or village | 358 (70.6%) | 309 (69.4%) | 49 (79.0%) | ||
Only child | |||||
 Yes | 132 (26.0%) | 118 (26.5%) | 14 (22.6%) | 0.438 | 0.508 |
 No | 375 (74.0%) | 327 (73.5%) | 48 (77.4%) | ||
Consumption level (RMB per month) | |||||
 < 800 | 139 (27.4%) | 120 (27.0%) | 19 (30.7%) | 1.573 | 0.455 |
 800–1500 | 323 (63.7%) | 283 (63.6%) | 40 (64.5%) | ||
 > 1500 | 45 (8.9%) | 42 (9.4%) | 3 (4.8%) | ||
Family income (RMB per year) | |||||
 < 30 000 | 157 (31.0%) | 143 (32.1%) | 14 (22.6%) | 3.652 | 0.455 |
 30 000–50 000 | 181 (35.7%) | 154 (34.6%) | 27 (43.5%) | ||
 50 000–70 000 | 88 (17.3%) | 76 (17.1%) | 12 (19.4%) | ||
 70 000–90 000 | 37 (7.3%) | 34 (7.7%) | 3 (4.8%) | ||
 > 90 000 | 44 (8.7%) | 38 (8.5%) | 6 (9.7%) | ||
Your future plan after graduation | |||||
 Engage in nursing work | 406 (80.1%) | 361 (81.1%) | 45 (72.6%) | 2.588 | 0.274 |
 Continue education | 87 (17.1%) | 72 (16.2%) | 15 (24.2%) | ||
 Others | 14 (2.8%) | 12 (2.7%) | 2 (3.2%) | ||