TABLE 2. Bivariate Analysis of Reasons for Leaving by Key Employee Characteristics, 2021^a.

	2021	Setting		Any COVID-19 Deployment		Highest Degree Attained		Age <50 y
		State Health Agency	Local Health Department	No	Yes	Less Than Master's Degree	Master's or Doctoral Degree	No	Yes
Job satisfaction	32%	33%	31%*	30%	32%*	29%	35%***	21%	39%***
Lack of acknowledgement/recognition	28%	28%	28%	25%	29%**	26%	30%**	23%	31%***
Lack of flexibility (flex hours/telework)	21%	18%	23%***	21%	22%	18%	26%***	14%	26%***
Lack of opportunities for advancement	41%	42%	40%	39%	41%*	38%	44%***	28%	49%***
Lack of support	29%	30%	29%	27%	30%**	28%	32%***	24%	32%***
Lack of training	13%	15%	13%**	14%	13%	14%	13%	9%	16%***
Leadership changeover	16%	17%	16%	13%	17%***	15%	18%***	14%	18%***
Other opportunities outside agency	18%	17%	18%	16%	18%*	16%	20%***	10%	23%***
Pay	50%	49%	50%	51%	49%	51%	48%**	35%	59%***
Retirement	14%	14%	13%	17%	13%***	16%	11%***	34%	1%***
Satisfaction with your supervisor	19%	20%	19%	19%	19%	18%	20%**	16%	21%***
Stress	37%	35%	38%**	32%	39%***	37%	37%	30%	42%***
Weakening of benefits (eg, retirement contributions/pensions)	11%	13%	10%**	11%	11%	11%	11%	8%	13%***
Work overload/burnout	41%	41%	41%	34%	44%***	40%	43%**	33%	46%***

^aDifferences statistically significant at ***P < .001, **P < .01, *P < .05.