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. 2012 Jun 12;12:156. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-156

Table 1.

Facets of job satisfaction, overall job satisfaction and retention by demographics

  n (%) Satisfaction supervision Satisfaction co-workers Intrinsic satisfaction Extrinsic satisfaction Overall Satisfaction Retention
Gender (n = 343)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Female
 242 (71%)
 3.72
 4.60
 4.98
 3.47
 4.14
 4.08
Male
 101 (29%)
 3.76
 4.69
 4.82
 3.32
 4.05
 4.27
Age (n = 329)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
<=35
 140 (41%)
 3.51a
 4.61
 4.91
 3.32
 4.03
 4.54c
>35
 189 (55%)
 3.89
 4.65
 4.96
 3.54
 4.19
 3.83
Years in Profession (n = 338)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
0-5
 63 (18%)
 3.59b
 4.72
 5.00
 3.44
 4.14b
 4.53c
6-20
 151 (44%)
 3.52
 4.57
 4.81
 3.27
 3.96
 4.41
>20
 124 (36%)
 4.04
 4.65
 5.02
 3.61
 4.27
 3.60
Level of Education (n = 341)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Grade 1-9
 58 (17%)
 4.05
 4.78
 4.93
 3.66
 4.32
 3.20c
Grade 10-12
 283 (82%)
 3.67
 4.60
 4.92
 3.38
 4.07
 4.31
Marital status (n = 342)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Married
 277 (81%)
 3.76
 4.62
 4.90
 3.42
 4.10
 4.14
Single
 33 (10%)
 3.56
 4.77
 5.14
 3.70
 4.24
 4.61
Widowed/separated/divorced
 32 (9%)
 3.62
 4.50
 4.93
 3.13
 4.01
 3.55
Distance from work (n = 339)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
In same compound
 197 (57%)
 3.71
 4.65
 5.00
 3.52
 4.17
 4.22
Less than 30 minutes walk
 70 (20%)
 3.77
 4.61
 4.88
 3.40
 4.11
 4.09
More than 30 minutes travel time
 72 (21%)
 3.76
 4.61
 4.86
 3.26
 4.00
 4.00
Partner work (n = 280)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Yes
 150 (44%)
 3.68
 4.54
 4.81
 3.25a
 3.99a
 4.42b
No
 130 (38%)
 3.84
 4.67
 4.98
 3.60
 4.21
 3.75
Housing provided (n = 343)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Yes
 233 (68%)
 3.74
 4.68
 4.98
 3.48
 4.16a
 4.11
No
 110 (32%)
 3.67
 4.51
 4.80
 3.28
 3.97
 4.18
Ownership (n = 342)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Government
 196 (57%)
 3.68
 4.55
 4.88
 3.28
 4.00z
 4.13
Church
 136 (40%)
 3.84
 4.75
 5.01
 3.63
 4.26
 4.16
Private/Others 10 (3%) 3.10 4.83 5.05 3.53 4.19 4.20

a = p value < 0.05; b = p value < 0.01; c = p value < 0.001.