Table 3.

Univariate analysis of work environment and turnover intention scores in relation to demographic characteristics(n = 1978).

Variables	C-PES	Turnover intention
Age(Years)
<20	3.62 ± 0.48	16.83 ± 4.26
20–29	3.10 ± 0.51	15.83 ± 3.44
30–39	2.99 ± 0.50	15.55 ± 3.26
40–49	3.09 ± 0.51	13.73 ± 3.26
≥50	3.04 ± 0.48	12.80 ± 3.86
F	7.211	20.116
P	<0.001	<0.001
Working experience (Years)
< 3	3.23 ± 0.54	15.65 ± 3.58
3–5	3.07 ± 0.52	15.85 ± 3.39
6–9	2.98 ± 0.47	16.07 ± 3.09
≥10	3.05 ± 0.52	14.72 ± 3.47
F	10.206	17.088
P	<0.001	<0.001
Educational level
Secondary technical certificate	2.94 ± 0.48	15.15 ± 3.60
Associate degree	3.11 ± 0.51	15.59 ± 3.58
Bachelor's degree	3.04 ± 0.50	15.46 ± 3.36
Master's degree	3.11 ± 0.55	15.58 ± 3.08
F	3.492	0.316
P	0.015	0.813
Professional title
Nurse	3.15 ± 0.52	15.70 ± 3.58
Primary Nurse	3.01 ± 0.49	16.03 ± 3.23
Nurse-in-charge	3.03 ± 0.51	14.63 ± 3.33
Co-chief superintendent nurse	3.09 ± 0.55	13.85 ± 3.36
Chief superintendent nurse	3.09 ± 0.18	14.50 ± 3.51
F	6.962	19.604
P	<0.001	<0.001
Marital status
Married	3.04 ± 0.50	15.30 ± 3.39
Others	3.10 ± 0.52	15.90 ± 3.49
F	6.193	13.567
P	0.013	<0.001
Number of children
One or more	3.05 ± 0.51	15.14 ± 3.44
None	3.08 ± 0.51	15.98 ± 3.38
F	1.670	29.166
P	0.196	<0.001
Position
Staff nurse	3.06 ± 0.51	15.66 ± 3.44
Teaching nurse	2.98 ± 0.52	15.06 ± 3.46
Head nurse	3.18 ± 0.46	14.43 ± 3.22
F	7.137	13.055
P	0.001	<0.001
Employment type
Regular	3.05 ± 0.50	14.64 ± 3.36
Contract	3.07 ± 0.51	15.88 ± 3.40
F	1.302	55.813
P	0.254	<0.001
Department
Medicine	3.06 ± 0.52	15.67 ± 3.45
Surgery	3.12 ± 0.55	15.53 ± 3.72
Emergency and ICU	2.99 ± 0.48	15.80 ± 3.20
Obstetrics and Gynecology	3.11 ± 0.52	15.02 ± 3.53
Pediatrics	3.09 ± 0.53	15.41 ± 3.39
Others	3.12 ± 0.48	14.51 ± 3.42
F	5.361	3.988
P	<0.001	0.001

Note: C-PES:Chinese version of the Practice Environment Scale; TI:turnover intention.