Table 6. Work-related predictors of leaving or contemplating leaving the legal profession.
Women (N = 1,346) | Men (N = 1,277) | |||||
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N (%) | OR | 95% CI | N | OR | 95% CI | |
COVID–anxiety | p = .004 | p = .049 | ||||
No Change/Decrease | 456(33.9%) | |||||
Increase | 890(66.1%) | .639** | (.47-.87) | 593 (46.4%) | .715* | (.51-.999) |
Age | p < .0001 | p = .004 | ||||
Less than 40 | 533(39.6%) | 3.496*** | (1.99–6.13) | 375(29.4%) | 2.264** | (1.38–3.72) |
41 to 60 | 626(46.5%) | 3.054*** | (1.76–5.32) | 532(41.7%) | 1.623 | (1.00–2.64) |
61 and older | 187(13.9%) | 370(29.0%) | ||||
Stress | p = .001 | p < .0001 | ||||
Low | 148(11.0%) | 329(25.8%) | ||||
Intermediate | 512(38.0%) | 1.028 | (.58–1.83) | 507(39.7%) | 2.364** | (1.23–4.53) |
High | 686(51.0%) | 1.824* | (1.02–3.25) | 441(34.5%) | 4.456*** | (2.27–8.74) |
Alc. permissiveness at workplace | ||||||
Low | ||||||
Intermediate | ||||||
High | ||||||
Work-Family Conflict | p < .0001 | p = .003 | ||||
Low | 558(41.5%) | 590(46.2%) | ||||
Intermediate | 414(30.8%) | 1.766** | (1.21–2.59) | 421(33.0%) | 1.779* | (1.12–2.81) |
High | 374(27.8%) | 4.650*** | (3.09–7.00) | 266(20.8%) | 2.471** | (1.47–4.17) |
Effort-Reward Imbalance | p = .453 | |||||
Low | 477(37.4%) | |||||
Intermediate | 423(33.1%) | .758 | (.47–1.23) | |||
High | 377(29.5%) | .913 | (.54–1.56) | |||
Work Overcommitment | p = .078 | p = .001 | ||||
Low | 322(23.9%) | 437(34.2%) | ||||
Intermediate | 528(39.2%) | 1.500 | (.95–2.37) | 504(39.5%) | 1.218 | (.74–2.02) |
High | 496(36.8%) | 1.788* | (1.08–2.96) | 336(26.3%) | 2.376** | (1.36–4.14) |
Possibility of Promotion | p = .002 | |||||
Low | 420(32.9%) | |||||
Intermediate | 544(42.6%) | .610* | (.42-.89) | |||
High | 313(24.5%) | .407** | (.24-.68) |
*significant difference from referent (*p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001); OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.