Table 5.

Percentage of health providers rating job characteristics as discordant, by state and public/private (discordant = important but not present) †

INDICATOR	STATE (AP)		STATE (UP)
	Public	Private	Public	Private
Job content & work environment
Challenging work	31.8%	26.3%	41.1%	20.0%***
Training opportunities	51.0%	33.4%***	67.7%	46.9%***
Tools to use skills on the job	54.3%	35.4%***	59.8%	22.2%***
Good working relationships with colleagues	13.8%	16.8%	19.0%	9.2%***
Good physical conditions	39.2%	31.2%	51.2%	18.0%***
Knowing what you are expected to do	29.1%	16.4%***	31.5%	16.7%***
Extrinsic benefits
Good employment benefits	39.2%	34.6%	50.0%	47.2%**
Good income	44.8%	33.6%*	44.8%	36.3%***
Opportunity to advance	43.9%	34.0%**	61.4%	42.2%***
Time for family life	47.8%	42.6%	49.2%	35.3%***
Based in good location	39.8%	21.9%**	60.2%	13.9%***
Autonomy & security
Keeping job as long as you want	23.4%	16.6%**	26.1%	15.1%***
Independence from interference	32.2%	19.2%**	28.1%	23.5%*
Transparency
Not having to pay bribes to get what you want	10.5%	6.0%*	20.5%	4.7%***
Not having work influenced by political decisions	16.6%	8.0%**	37.5%	5.2%***
Other
Trusted by clients	18.4%	11.0%**	18.4%	7.1%***
Superior who recognizes work	34.6%	24.8%**	41.4%	31.6%**

† In bold: attributes with the top 5 importance ratings

* P < 0.05

** P < 0.01

*** P < 0.001

Note: results adjusted for sex, age, and profession