Table 2 Descriptive information and statistics of the study participants
From: Nurses’ job preferences for working in deprived areas in Tehran: a discrete choice experiment
Characteristics | N = 243 | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 144 | (59) |
Male | 99 | (41) |
Age | ||
21–25 | 78 | (32) |
26–30 | 83 | (34) |
31–39 | 72 | (29) |
40 | 16 | (6) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 136 | (55) |
Married | 105 | (43) |
Divorced/widow | 2 | (1) |
Children (among those who married) | ||
None | ||
1 | 49 | (45) |
2 | 33 | (30) |
3 | 19 | (17) |
More than 3 | 3 | (2.8) |
The head of the household | 3 | (2.8) |
Yes | 38 | (16) |
No | 206 | (84) |
Education | ||
Bachelor of Science | 202 | (83) |
Master of Science | 37 | (15) |
PhD and higher | 4 | (2) |
The type of health facility | ||
Public clinic | 5 | (2) |
Private clinic | 6 | (2) |
Public hospital | 165 | (68) |
Private hospital | 65 | (27) |
Health House | 2 | (1) |
The job position | ||
Nurse (general wards) | 143 | (59) |
Critical care nurse | 81 | (33) |
Head nurse | 10 | (4) |
Supervisor and higher | 9 | (4) |
Work experience | ||
0–2 | 78 | (32) |
2–5 | 68 | (28) |
6–10 | 43 | (18) |
10 | 54 | (22) |
Experience in working in deprived areas | ||
Yes | 50 | (20) |
No | 193 | (80) |