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. 2021 May 12;16(5):e0250563. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250563

Table 6. Work-related predictors of leaving or contemplating leaving the legal profession.

Women (N = 1,346) Men (N = 1,277)
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.