Table 3.
Odds ratios for likelihood of considering to quit the job by country, care setting, years in care work, professional training, change in working conditions and in opportunities to meet clients’ needs, support from manager and number of work-related problems
| Odds ratio | Sign. | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | ||
| Finland | 1 | |
| Denmark | 2.035 | 0.000 |
| Norway | 1.134 | 0.379 |
| Sweden | 1.925 | 0.000 |
| Care setting | ||
| Home care | 1 | |
| Residential care | 1.103 | 0.332 |
| Years in care work | ||
| ≤5 | 1 | |
| 6–9 | 1.418 | 0.418 |
| 10–19 | 1.110 | 0.469 |
| 20+ | 0.927 | 0.604 |
| Professional training | ||
| <1 year | 1 | |
| 1–2 years | 1.114 | 0.412 |
| >2 years | 1.310 | 0.050 |
| Change in working conditions | ||
| For the better | 1 | |
| No difference | 1.047 | 0.763 |
| For the worse | 1.668 | 0.002 |
| Change in possibilities to meet clients’ needs | ||
| For the better | 1 | |
| No difference | 1.197 | 0.250 |
| For the worse | 1.503 | 0.017 |
| Support from manager | ||
| Yes | 1 | |
| No | 1.954 | 0.000 |
| Work-related problems | ||
| 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 2.135 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 2.712 | 0.000 |
| 3 | 3.714 | 0.000 |
| 4 | 6.947 | 0.000 |
Significant results in italics N = 2414
The estimates express the odds of having considered quitting the job for each category within each variable compared to a reference category set to 1, and controlling for the other variables in the analysis