Table 1 Descriptive statistics of survey respondents’ employment status, duration of employment, time to find employment, and reasons for unemployment in the public health sector
Respondents employed in the public health sector (60%; 21 respondents) | Respondents not currently employed in the public health sector (40%; 13 respondents) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of employment | Recent hire | 14.3% (3) | Reason for not being employed in public health sector | Chosen a different career path | 7.7% (1) |
<1 year | 28.6% (6) | Pursuing further education | 30.8% (4) | ||
1- 3 years | 42.9% (9) | Unable to find work | 38.5% (5) | ||
>3 years | 9.5% (2) | Other | 23.1% (3) | ||
No answer | 4.8% (1) | Â | Â | Â | |
Time to find employment | <3 months | 71.4% (15) | |||
3-6 months | 19.1% (4) | ||||
6 months- 1 year | 0.00% (0) | ||||
> 1 year | 0.00% (0) | ||||
| Â | No answer | 9.5% (2) | Â | Â | Â |