Table 7.Percentage distribution of working public teacher leavers who rated various aspects of their current occupation as better in teaching, better in current position, or not better or worse: 2012-13

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Table 7. Percentage distribution of working public teacher leavers who rated various aspects of their current occupation as better in teaching, better in current position, or not better or worse: 2012-13


Aspects of current occupation	Better in teaching		Better in current position	Not better or worse
Salary	19.7		43.5	36.9
Benefits	25.7		9.5	64.7
Opportunities for professional advancement or promotion	17.6	!	48.9	33.6
Opportunities for professional development	21.2	!	45.7	33.1
Opportunities for learning from colleagues	15.9		41.7	42.4
Social relationships with colleagues	17.8		32.6	49.5
Recognition and support from administrators/managers	12.5		44.9	42.6
Safety of environment	7.6	!	19.9	72.5
Influence over workplace policies and practices	8.4	!	58.5	33.1
Autonomy or control over own work	11.7		57.4	30.9
Professional prestige	8.4	!	52.2	39.4
Procedures for performance evaluation	9.7	!	36.3	54.0
Manageability of workload	16.2	!	51.2	32.6
Ability to balance personal life and work	12.9	!	60.8	26.3
Availability of resources and materials/equipment for doing your job	16.0	!	37.4	46.6
General work conditions	13.8	!	52.8	33.4
Job security	25.6		17.6	56.9
Intellectual challenge	10.7		55.1	34.2
Sense of personal accomplishment	11.2		43.9	44.9
Opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others	24.5		44.1	31.3
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate)+A1.
NOTE: "Leavers" are teachers who left the teaching profession after the base year (2011-12). Working teacher leavers include former teachers working for a school or school district in a position in the field of K-12 education, but not as a regular K-12 classroom teacher; former teachers working in the field of K-12 education but not in a school/district; former teachers working in the field of pre-k or postsecondary education; and former teachers working outside the field of education, including the military service. Data on leavers who reported an occupational status of "other than the above" are not included. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Former Teacher Data File," 2012-13.

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