Kim, Price, Mueller, and Watson (1996) examined the variation in career intent among physicians at a medical center located on an Air Force base in Texas. Out of 525 questionnaires administered, 244 were usable, resulting in a response rate of 46%. Intent to stay data were collected through a four-item questionnaire developed by the authors.
The questionnaires also contained items related to job satisfaction, organizational commitment, structural variables such as autonomy, and individual variables such as met expectations. Demographic variables such as education, rank, age, and owed service served as controls, since these variables should not have significantly contributed to intent to stay