From: Is there a crisis in nursing retention in New South Wales?
 | RNs | Enrolled | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1999 | 1994 | Differ. | 1999 | 1994 | Differ. |
Sample Size | 45084 | 41386 | Â | 9374 | 9095 | Â |
Observed mean retention probability | 0.849 | 0.839 | 0.010 | 0.804 | 0.771 | 0.033 |
Predicted mean retention probability | 0.849 | 0.839 | 0.010 | 0.804 | 0.771 | 0.033 |
Probability at mean characteristics: | 0.857 | 0.848 | 0.009 | 0.813 | 0.781 | 0.031 |
Overall decomposition: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Contribution from differences in coefficients | 0.006 |  |  | 0.030 | ||
   Contribution from differences in mean characteristics | 0.004 |  |  | 0.001 | ||
Total | Â | Â | 0.009 | Â | Â | 0.031 |
Contribution from individual characteristics: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
   Personal characteristics (age, citizenship, sex) | 0.002 |  |  | 0.012 | ||
   Human capital (post basic qualification, years registered) | 0.005 |  |  | 0.005 | ||
   Location of job (region, unemployment rates) | -0.003 |  |  | -0.003 | ||
   Hours of work (hours in main job, second job as nurse) | 0.003 |  |  | -0.001 | ||
   Job characteristics (classification, field, activity, premises) | -0.004 |  |  | -0.012 | ||
Total | Â | Â | 0.004 | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Characteristics whose coefficients changed significantly between 1994 and 1999: | ||||||
RNs: sex, hours in main job, job classification, field and activity. | ||||||
Enrolled: post-basic qualification and field |