20 Appendix: Workforce career intentions

Career change intention

    No change

78

(59.1)

19

(55.9)

120

(53.8)

21

(84.0)

3

(42.9)

241

(57.2)

    Change

54

(40.9)

15

(44.1)

103

(46.2)

4

(16.0)

4

(57.1)

180

(42.8)

Type of change intention¹

    Seeking more work

16

(12.1)

1

(2.9)

33

(14.8)

2

(8.0)

0

(0.0)

52

(12.4)

    Reducing work hours

13

(9.8)

3

(8.8)

13 (5.8)

2

(8.0)

2

(28.6)

33

(7.8)

    Seeking promotion

13

(9.8)

6

(17.6)

41

(18.4)

1

(4.0)

1

(14.3)

62

(14.7)

    Career change in dentistry

18

(13.6)

5

(14.7)

32

(14.3)

0

(0.0)

2

(28.6)

57

(13.5)

    Career change away from dentistry

10 (7.6)

2 (5.9)

15

(6.7)

2

(8.0)

2

(28.6)

31

(7.4)

    Suspending work

7

(5.3)

1

(2.9)

14

(6.3)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

22 (5.2)

    Retiring

1

(0.8)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.2)

    Further study

1

(0.8)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.2)

Average¹ age intends to retire

59 (9)

58 (12)

56 (9)

61 (7)

44 (18)

57 (10)

Age intends to retire (years)

    Less than30

2 (1.5)

4 (11.8)

3 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (42.9)

12 (2.9)

    30 – 39

4 (3.0)

6 (17.6)

8 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (14.3)

19 (4.5)

    40 – 49

10 (7.6)

1 (2.9)

23 (10.3)

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

35 (8.3)

    50 – 59

34 (25.8)

2 (5.9)

72 (32.3)

4 (16.0)

1 (14.3)

113 (26.8)

    60 – 69

78 (59.1)

19 (55.9)

108 (48.4)

18 (72.0)

2 (28.6)

225 (53.4)

    70 – 79

3 (2.3)

2 (5.9)

6 (2.7)

2 (8.0)

0 (0.0)

13 (3.1)

    80 or more

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.0)