Table 6.

Backward (likelihood ratio) multinomial logistic regression model showing the factors associated with choosing a career in food animal related (FAR) practice

	β	SX̄	Wald	df	P-value	Exp (β)
Constant	−1.449	0.479	9.165	1	0.002	0.235
Small center	2.418	0.463	27.251	1	0.001	11.227
Gender (male)	1.554	0.660	5.541	1	0.019	4.732
Knowledge of agriculture	1.013	0.438	5.360	1	0.021	0.363

R² = 0.322 (Cox and Snell); 0.434 (Nagelkerke)

β = beta coefficient

S_X̄ = standard error of the mean

Wald = Wald Statistic

df = degrees of freedom

Exp (β) = Exponential of beta coefficient