Her words regarding her intentions of migrating to California will always play as my source of motivation.
In a related vein, Navarro-Azorín and Artal-Tur (2015) analysed the differences in well-being between Spanish municipalities reflected by people's migratory decisions, and Chindarkar (2014) looked at a sample of Latin American countries and found that life satisfaction is a significant driver of intention to migrate abroad.
This finding is a departure from previous studies of intention to migrate that all cite remuneration as a key independent influencing factor.
Data from our survey suggest a similar level of intention to migrate, and less dissatisfaction, compared to that found in a 2007 survey [ 27].
Unfortunately, until reliable wage data become available that can be matched to the surveys of intention to migrate, this analysis cannot be pushed much further.
Cluster 4 describes a subpopulation within the sample that is entirely female with no intention to migrate, unaware of other pharmacists who have migrated and hold ambivalent attitudes.
The definition of potential migrants used in this study, however, differs from that considered in Gordon and Molho ([1997]) because of the lack of an explicit intention to migrate by the respondents.
Results showed a significant and medium-effect size difference in attitudes towards the professional and sociopolitical environment of the home country and perceptions of opportunities abroad between those who have no intention to migrate or short-term migration intentions and those who intend to migrate long-term.
Other variables (unclear causality with the intention to migrate) include knowledge of migrant pharmacists and previous professional experience abroad.
The result showed that the majority (92.5%) expressed some intention to migrate, with three quarters of these listed furthering their study abroad as the primary reason.
