Table 2

Intentions and nursing at 18 months and 3 years


18 months
 3 years


Not nursing
 Nursing
 Not nursing
 Nursing

Likelihood of nursing
 No.
 %
 No.
 %
 No.
 %
 No.
 %
At qualification looking ahead to:








6 months
 Unlikely/Uncertain
 17
 26
 48
 74
 16
 35
 30
 65

Likely
 161
 9
 1679
 91
 193
 13
 1300
 87
18 months
 Unlikely/Uncertain
 28
 31
 63
 69
 25
 37
 42
 63

Likely
 150
 8
 1667
 92
 184
 12
 1289
 88
3 years
 Unlikely/Uncertain



45
 27
 122
 73

Likely



165
 12
 1209
 88










At 6 months looking ahead to:








18 months
 Unlikely/Uncertain
 38
 33
 77
 67
 28
 33
 56
 67

Likely
 137
 8
 1663
 92
 182
 12
 1281
 88
3 years
 Unlikely/Uncertain



44
 27
 119
 73

Likely



165
 12
 1217
 88










At 18 months looking ahead to:








3 years
 Unlikely/Uncertain



64
 39
 100
 61

Likely



148
 11
 1260
 89

Murrells et al. Human Resources for Health 2008 6:22   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-6-22