Abstract
This study tested empirically the relationships between eleven demographic variables and intent to stay in the U.S. Air Force, used as a proxy for turnover. The research reported here was conducted among military medical personnel at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Data were collected by questionnaire and from records. Ordinary least squares regression analysis was used to estimate the effects of the eleven demographic variables upon intent to stay in the U.S. Air Force. The results support three of Price's empirical generalizations regarding the relationships between demographic variables (occupation, education, and age) and turnover; add two new generalizations (rank and gender); and do not support one relationship (length of service). The research yielded no data supporting or not supporting Price's two generalizations pertaining to blue-collar employees.
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