Career shift phenomenon among doctors in tacloban city, philippines: lessons for retention of health workers in developing countries

Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of respondents

Socio-demographic Profile	Shifters N = 30	Per cent	Non-shifters N = 30	Per cent	Total N = 60	p-value
Gender						0.793
Male	13	43	12	40	25
Female	17	57	18	60	35
Total	30		30		60
Civil status						0.133
Single	15	50	8	27	23
Married	15	50	19	63	34
Widowed	0	0	2	7	2
Separated	0	0	1	3	1
Total	30		30		60
Spouse occupation						0.514
Unemployed	2	13	3	16	5
Physician	6	40	5	26	11
Government Employee	3	20	2	10	5
Nurse	1	7	1	5	2
Engineer	0	0	2	10	2
Others	3	20	6	32	9
Total	15		19
Children						0.02
Without children	18	60	9	30	27
With children	12	40	21	70	33
Total	30		30		60
Mean number of children	2		2			0.2
Mean age	33		42			0.049

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