Data for: Dataset on work location choice: The perspective of graduates

The data were collected using a cross-sectional questionnaire and was analysed using SPSS version 22. Analyses of the data can provide insights into determinants of return hometown to work decision that may be useful for researchers in the field to understand work place choice of graduates, for business managers who want to attract high skilled staff and for rural communities and provincial policymakers. It may serve as a reference to expand research and to develop interventions to encouraging student return back hometown to work after university graduation.

The survey data file spreadsheet accompanying this article consists of 503 rows and 28 columns. Each row represents an individual's response to a questionnaire. A five-point Likert range scale was used to allow the respondents to indicate how much they agree or disagree with a particular statement, so a numerical value in the data file means the respondent level of agreement, with 5 being "strongly agree" and 1 being "strongly disagree".