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Table 7 Logistic regression variables associated with intention to exchange during the study program (N = 190)

From: Exploring intentions: factors influencing international study decisions in healthcare bachelor degree programs

Step

Variable

B

Sig.

Exp(B).

95% C.I. for EXP(B) Lower

95% C.I. for EXP(B) Upper

1*

Age (> 30 year as reference)

 

0.868

   
 

> 22 years

0.006

0.989

1.006

0.435

2.328

 

22–25 years

− 0.127

0.827

0.880

0.282

2.750

 

26–30

− 0.613

0.425

0.542

0.120

2.443

 

Sex (female/male)

− 0.513

0.304

0.598

0.225

1.593

1

Study program (Learning Disability Nurse as reference)

 

0.081

   

Nursing

1.809

0.026

6.103

1.237

30.117

Paramedic

0.029

0.952

1.029

0.406

2.608

Occupational therapy

0.925

0.087

2.523

0.875

7.275

1

Marital Status (no/yes)

-1.117

0.003

0.327

0.158

0.677

1

Children under 18 living at home? (no/yes)

− 0.091

0.903

0.913

0.209

3.979

1

Parents’ level of education? (university > 4 years as reference)

 

0.720

   
 

Primary school

0.647

0.444

1.910

0.365

9.998

 

High School

0.945

0.273

2.573

0.475

13.956

 

Higer Education up to 4 years

0.762

0.391

2.142

0.375

12.226

1

English skills (0–10)

0.238

0.034

1.269

1.019

1.582

1

Previous higher education (no/yes)

− 0.179

0.676

0.836

0.360

1.940

1

Origin (Nordic countries/other)

− 0.183

0.237

0.833

0.615

1.128

1

Previously exchange (no/yes)

1.581

0.002

4.792

1.738

13.214

1

Friends who have been on exchange (no/yes)

0.020

0.968

1.020

0.380

2.738

1

Perceived barriers to exchange (< 27, > 27)

− 0.126

0.742

0.882

0.418

1.862

1

Constant

-2.443

0.060

0.087

  

9

Study program:

 

0.126

   

Nursing

1.552

0.035

4.721

1.117

19.947

Paramedic

0.003

0.994

1.003

0.407

2.473

Occupational therapy

0.636

0.190

1.890

0.730

4.890

9

Marital Status (no/yes))

-1.160

< 0.001

0.313

0.160

0.614

9

English skills (0–10)

0.248

0.015

1.282

1.050

1.565

9

Previously exchange (no/yes)

1.540

< 0.001

4.664

1.870

11.632

9

Constant

-2.135

0.015

0.118

  
  1. *Variable(s) entered on step 1: What is your age?, Sex, What study are you on?, What is your marital status?, Do you have children under 18 living at home?, What is your parents’ level of education?, English skills rated from 0–10, Previous higher education, Origin, Previously been on exchange?, Having friends who have been on exchange?, Perceived barriers to exchange, sum score, using a backward conditional elimination procedure
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