Table 2 Crude associations between rural region of training or rural region of origin and rural region of work
Same rural region of work | Different rural region of work | Metropolitan region of work | |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of training in rural region | |||
Observed | 388 | 1170 | 5069 |
Nil (metropolitan only) | N/A# | 467 (18.5%) | 2056 (81.5%) |
< 12 weeks | 145 (6.2%) | 400 (17.2%) | 1784 (76.6%) |
3–12 months | 98 (8.3%) | 188 (15.9%) | 894 (75.8%) |
> 1 year | 145 (24.4%) | 115 (19.3%) | 335 (56.3%) |
Rural region of origin (childhood years) | |||
Observed | 177 | 1381 | 5069 |
Nil rural child years | N/Aa | 801 (18.2%) | 3598 (81.8%) |
1–5 | 24 (5.9%) | 76 (18.8%) | 304 (75.3%) |
6–11 | 24 (7.0%) | 101 (29.5%) | 218 (63.6%) |
12–18 | 129 (12.4%) | 289 (27.8%) | 621 (59.8%) |
Unknown region | N/A | 114 (25.8%) | 328 (74.2%) |
Combined rural region of training and rural region of origin | |||
Observed | 461 | 1097 | 5069 |
Nil and metro origin | N/Aa | 305 (16.2%) | 1581 (83.8%) |
< 12 weeks and metro origin | 75 (4.3%) | 273 (15.5%) | 1415 (80.3%) |
3–12 months and metro origin | 50 (5.5%) | 119 (13.1%) | 738 (81.4%) |
> 1 year and metro origin | 77 (17.6%) | 58 (13.2%) | 303 (69.2%) |
Nil and rural origin | 33 (6.8%) | 113 (23.1%) | 343 (70.1%) |
< 12 weeks and rural origin | 87 (16.2%) | 111 (20.6%) | 340 (63.2%) |
3–12 months and rural origin | 60 (18.4%) | 62 (19.0%) | 204 (62.6%) |
> 1 year and rural origin | 79 (28.2%) | 56 (20.0%) | 145 (51.8%) |