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Table 5 Summary Results of Logit Model Estimations

From: Career preferences of graduating medical students in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study

 

Logit Model 1

Logit Model 2

Logit Model 3

Logit Model 4

Logit Model 5

Logit Model 6

Dependent variable

Preference for employment in rural areas

Preference for employment in public PCPs

Key independent variable

Residence in rural areas when 1–15 years old

High school in rural areas

Parents’ current residence in rural areas

Residence in rural areas when 1–15 years old

High school in rural areas

Parents’ current residence in rural areas

β

2.046

1.730

2.124

0.849

0.512

0.683

Robust standard error

0.181

0.148

0.171

0.245

0.198

0.213

z

11.260

11.670

12.450

3.460

2.580

3.210

p

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.001

0.010

0.001

N

3020

3020

3020

3020

3020

3020

Log pseudo likelihood

−1566.388

−1566.027

−1540.058

−806.748

−810.765

−808.347

Waldχ2 (22)

247.730

285.020

270.280

74.220

64.770

70.290

Prob > χ2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Pseudo R2

0.104

0.105

0.120

0.048

0.044

0.047