Examining Predictors of Intention to Leave in Home Care and Differences among Types of Providers

Table 2

Characteristics of study participants (n = 185).

Characteristic	Frequency (n)	Percentage	Mean (SD)
Role description
RN	46	25
RPN	46	25
PSW	77	42
Length of time working in healthcare (years)			15.65 (11.72)
Length of time employed with the agency (years)			8.14 (8.87)
Number of jobs (including with the agency)
One	115	62
Two	33	18
Three	3	2
Job status with the agency
Full-time	109	59
Part-time	44	24
Casual	17	9
Sex
Female	150	81
Male	14	8
Age (years)			46.1 (12.48)
Marital status
Single	52	28
Married	102	55
Other (included widowed, divorced or separated)	14	8
Dependents
Yes	106	57
No	62	34
Size of community
Metropolitan	56	30
Community	82	44
Rural	34	18
Education level
High school	5	3
College certificate	36	20
College diploma	80	43
University undergraduate degree	29	16
University graduate degree	17	9