Response Rate
For the study, the researcher targeted all the employees working with non-governmental
health organizations in Uasin Gishu County namely AMPATH, WFP and World Vision. The
total number of employees in the three targeted organization were 195. However, only 148 of
the issued questionnaires were completely filled and successfully returned. This makes a
response rate of 75.9%. The response rate was deemed as sufficient for the study as Orodho
(2017) asserts that a response rate of 70% and above is adequate to validate the findings of a
study.
Demographic Findings
The general and demographic characteristics of the study respondents are vital in any study.
They are important for the study’s findings and conclusions due to their influence on the
manner with which the respondent’s response to the questions or perceptions on specific
issues addressed in the questionnaire. Therefore, in this study, several demographic and
general information were collected including the respondent’s organization, age, gender, and
education level, position in the organization, period working for the current organization, and
period in the current position.
Organization
First, the researcher asked the respondents to indicate the name of the organization they work
for. Their responses are as presented in the figure 4.1
Figure 4.1: Name of organization
As displayed in figure 4.1, the majority of the respondents in the study were from AMPATH
88(59.5%) while from WFP 39(26.3%) and those from World Vision made up 21(14.2%) of
the respondents. from these findings, it is evident that AMPATH has the highest level of
employment in Uasin Gishu County as compared to WFP and WV.
Age
The respondents were also asked to indicate their age as presented in the categories in table.
Table Age of the Respondents
Age Category Frequency per cent
20-30 25 16.9
31-40 35 23.6
41-45 32 21.6
46-50 29 19.6
Above 50 27 18.2
Total 148 100.0
The table shows that the respondents aged between 20 and 30 were 25(16.9%) those aged
between 31-40 years were35(23.6%), between 41 and 45 32(21.6%), 46-50 29(19.6%) and
those over 50 years were 27(18.2%). from these findings it is evident that the majority of the
respondents 59.4% of the respondents were above 40 years of age while those below 40 were
40.6%. the findings suggest that the majority of the employees have worked for longer
periods and their input on employee turnover will be based on years of experience in the field
and possible turnovers lending credit to the study findings.
Gender
The gender of the respondents was deemed as important for the study and the respondents
were required to state their gender whose responses are presented in figure . Figure 4.2:
Respondent’s Gender
As presented in figure 4.2, the majority of the respondents were male 85(57.4%) while the
females made up 63(42.6%) of the respondents. from these findings, the researcher can
deduce that the majority of the workers in non-governmental health organizations in Uasin
Gishu County are mainly males.
Education Level
The respondents were asked to indicate their highest education level. The researcher deemed
the education level of the residents as an indicator of not only their position in the
organization, but also a possible determinant or deterrent to turnover. The responses are
presented in the figure Figure 4.3: Highest Education Level
As the figure 4.3 shows, the majority of the respondents 89(60.14%) had post-secondary
education, 26(17.57%) had secondary and post graduate education respectively while
7)4.7%) had primary level education. from these findings, it can be seen that most of the
employees in the three organizations completed their secondary education and proceeded
with post-secondary education.
Position in the Organization
The researcher then proceeded to ask the respondents to indicate their current position in the
organization. The respondents are presented in the fige. Figure 4.4: Position in the
organization
As seen in figure 4.4, the majority of the respondents 80(54.1%) were technical staff,
32(21.62%) were support staff, 24(16.22%) were middle level management while only
12(8.11%) were personnel or senior level managers. from these findings, it can be deduced
that the majority of the persons employed in the three organizations are technical and support
staff.
Period with current employer
The researcher sought to know how long the respondents had worked with their current
employer or organisation. The responses of the study participants are as presented in the
figure
Fig Period respondents had served with current employer
The figure shows that the majority of respondents 81(54.7%) have worked with their current
employer for between 4.-6 years while 37(25%) have worked for over 7 years, and
23(15.5%) have been in the same organization for between 1 and 3 years while only
7(4.73%) have worked with their organization for less than one year. from these findings, it
can be deduced that the majority of the employees in the three organizations have worked for
the same employer for more than three years. this shows that their level of turnover is not
very high.
Period in current position
The researcher also asked the respondents to indicate the period they have held their current
position. The responses are presented in the figure
Fig Respondents’ period served in current position
As the figure 4.6 shows, the bulk 102(69.92$) of the respondents indicated that they
have worked in their current position for 4 to 5 years while 17(11.5%) had held
their position for over five years, 16(10.81%) had held the position for between 2-3
years and 13(7.9%) had held the position for less than one year. from these
findings, it is evident that the majority of the respondents have stayed in the same
organization for more than three years. based on the period with the current
employer being an average of 4 and six years, it is evident that the respondents had
more or less remained in the same position while working with their current
employers.
