Table 2.

Factors most likely to encourage students to work rurally

		Top influencing factor	% saying "encourage"	% saying "strongly encourage"
Age	<21	Career opportunities	33%	33%
	21–24	Type of work	18%	53%
	25–29	Cost of accommodation Type of work	21% 21%	65% 65%
	30+	Environment for raising children	0%	60%
Sex	Males	Cost of living	38%	48%
	Females	Type of work	28%	41%
Children	Yes	Environment for raising children	0%	83%
	No	Type of work	25%	48%
Discipline	Medicine	Cost of accommodation Challenge	28% 39%	44% 39%
	Nursing	Type of work	6%	56%
	Allied health	Career opportunities	56%	38%
Regional background	Population >100 000	Type of work Cost of accommodation Cost of living	33% 19% 29%	43% 48% 43%
	25 000–100 000	Challenge	42%	42%
	10 000–24 999	Type of work	0%	83%
	<10 000	Rural lifestyle/culture	30%	40%
Ethnicity	Australian/NZ	Type of work	15%	57%
	Asian	Challenge	33%	50%
	European	Cost of accommodation	0%	75%