Understanding global mobility of dietetic talents: a survey study of overseas-educated dietetic returnees in China

Table 3 Coefficients for regression analysis of job satisfaction score

Variables^a	Unstandardized Coefficients		Standardized	t	p	95.0% Confidence Interval for B
Variables^a	B	SE^b	Beta	t	p	Lower Limit	Upper Limit
(Constant)	3.005	0.398		7.545	0.000	2.216	3.793
Gender
Male	0.072	0.217	0.028	0.331	0.741	-0.359	0.502
Age (years)
< 30	-0.298	0.245	-0.166	-1.218	0.226	-0.783	0.187
30–35	-0.305	0.261	-0.167	-1.170	0.244	-0.822	0.211
35–40	-0.200	0.319	-0.079	-0.626	0.533	-0.832	0.432
> 40	-0.227	0.725	-0.031	-0.313	0.755	-1.664	1.209
Current Workplace
Metropolitan areas^c	0.086	0.187	0.047	0.457	0.648	0.285	0.456
Highest Degree Obtained
Master	0.115	0.235	0.054	0.489	0.626	-0.350	0.579
PhD	0.783	0.414	0.197	1.894	0.061	-0.036	1.602
Holding a Domestic Degree
Yes	0.003	0.198	0.002	0.015	0.988	-0.389	0.395
Overseas Credential(s)
Yes	-0.149	0.203	-0.078	-0.732	0.466	-0.550	0.253
Domestic Credential(s)
Yes	0.071	0.182	0.040	0.390	0.697	-0.289	0.430
Overseas Work Experience (years)
1–3	0.027	0.204	0.013	0.131	0.896	-0.377	0.430
> 3	0.067	0.375	0.017	0.180	0.858	-0.676	0.810
Salaries (Chinese yuan/month)
5001–10,000	0.060	0.348	0.032	0.172	0.864	-0.629	0.749
10,001–20,000	0.352	0.362	0.199	0.971	0.334	-0.365	1.069
20,001–30,000	0.336	0.438	0.123	0.765	0.445	-0.532	1.204
> 30,001	1.201	0.495	0.357	2.429	0.017	0.222	2.181
Post Return Job Mobility
Yes	0.275	0.164	0.158	1.672	0.097	0.051	0.600
R²	0.225
Adjusted R²	0.108
F	F = 1.920, p = 0.020

^a Reference groups are not displayed in the table. Coefficients reflect comparisons against the omitted category
^b SE = Standard Error
^c Metropolitan areas include four major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. They have been recognized as Tier 1 cities due to their central role in commerce, finance, and industry

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