Table 1 Characteristics of nurses who contributed qualitative responses to the turnover survey
| Â | State 1 | State 2 | State 3 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Age | 39.9 (11.57) | 44 (11.34) | 42.0 (12.18) | 41.70 (11.91) |
Years nursing | 12.7 (10.77) | 13.9 (11.62) | 14.5 (11.98) | 13.9 (11.56) |
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 100 (91%) | 50 (83%) | 172 (90%) | 322 (89%) |
 Male | 10 (9%) | 10 (17%) | 20 (10%) | 40 (11%) |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | |
 Full time | 57 (52%) | 40 (67%) | 106 (55%) | 203 (56%) |
 Part time | 35 (32%) | 20 (33%) | 73 (38%) | 128 (35%) |
 Casual* | 18 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 13 (7%) | 31 (9%) |
Grade | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 RN | 63 (57%) | 36 (60%) | 129 (67%) | 228 (63%) |
 EN | 23 (21%) | 22 (37%) | 24 (13%) | 69 (19%) |
 AIN | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (2%) | 6 (2%) |
 **Other | 22 (20%) | 2 (3%) | 35 (18%) | 59 (16%) |
Overall | 110 (30%) | 60 (17%) | 192 (53%) | 362 |