title: Which pasture is really greener? A research note on salary studies.
abstract: National and regional studies of nurse salaries often draw conclusions based solely on the dollar values reported. This brief research note shows the importance of including information about the cost of living into any comparative analysis of geographic differences in salaries.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Center for Nursing, Raleigh, USA.
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: Jennifer G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Nooney
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004467:Economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data