Table 2.
Personal job concerns and factors influencing them classified by attitudes toward working in township health centers
| Variable | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Neutral (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived difficulty of getting a joba) | |||
| Very difficult | 146 (25.5) | 392 (25.7) | 895 (34.8) |
| Difficult | 98 (17.1) | 150 (9.8) | 313 (12.2) |
| Somewhat difficult | 211 (36.9) | 776 (51) | 1,173 (45.6) |
| Easy | 117 (20.5) | 205 (13.5) | 193 (7.5) |
| Expected place of worka) | |||
| Provincial city | 122 (21.3) | 91 (6.0) | 194 (7.5) |
| Prefecture city | 388 (67.8) | 539 (35.4) | 1,700 (66.0) |
| County | 58 (10.1) | 645 (42.4) | 659 (25.6) |
| Township | 4 (0.7) | 248 (16.3) | 21 (0.8) |
| Factor of greatest influencea) | |||
| Government employment | 14 (2.5) | 22 (1.4) | 60 (2.3) |
| Personal career development | 120 (21.1) | 376 (24.7) | 652 (25.3) |
| Social recognition | 8 (1.4) | 7 (0.5) | 16 (0.6) |
| Family support | 11 (1.9) | 51 (3.4) | 74 (2.9) |
| Living environment | 92 (16.1) | 173 (11.4) | 348 (13.5) |
| Individual interest | 33 (5.8) | 77 (5.1) | 91 (3.5) |
| Salary and benefits | 145 (25.4) | 196 (12.9) | 492 (19.1) |
| Relevance to study | 147 (25.8) | 620 (40.7) | 839 (32.6) |
| Person of greatest influenceb) | |||
| Parents | 342 (75.0) | 1,000 (80.4) | 1,633 (77.4) |
| Teachers | 10 (2.2) | 45 (3.6) | 61 (2.9) |
| Lovers | 77 (16.9) | 141 (11.3) | 317 (15.0) |
| Classmates | 8 (1.8) | 15 (1.2) | 33 (1.6) |
| Senior classmates | 19 (4.2) | 43 (3.5) | 66 (3.1) |
Numbers in brackets are percentages unless otherwise stated.
a)
P-value<0.001.
b)
P-value<0.05.