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. 2012 Sep 13;10:30. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-30

Table 1.

Quality of work life by demographic variables using t-test and analysis of variance

Variable Mean SD t/F value Pvalue
Gender
 
 
 
 
Male
134.65
25.62
−3.11
0.002
Female
141.81
20.77
 
 
Age
 
 
 
 
20-29 years
134.35
24.46
10.46
0.000
30-39 years
139.46
21.62
 
 
40-49 years
147.42
16.65
 
 
50-59 years
151.85
16.44
 
 
Marital status
 
 
 
 
Never married
133.26
26.26
6.49
0.002
Married
141.25
20.84
 
 
Divorced/widowed
147.75
30.24
 
 
Dependent children
 
 
 
 
Yes
141.97
21.03
3.11
0.002
No
135.55
24.65
 
 
Dependent adults
 
 
 
 
Yes
136.87
25.20
−2.87
0.004
No
142.67
18.94
 
 
Nationality
 
 
 
 
Saudi
137.76
23.51
−2.69
0.007
Non-Saudi
143.83
19.93
 
 
Education level
 
 
 
 
Institute
139.72
24.76
1.85
0.138
Diploma
138.69
21.65
 
 
Associate
138.06
21.50
 
 
Bachelor or higher
149.42
21.07
 
 
Nursing tenure
 
 
 
 
≤ 4 years
131.15
25.64
16.21
0.000
5-9 years
138.95
22.71
 
 
≥ 10 years
144.54
19.33
 
 
Organizational tenure
 
 
 
 
≤ 4 years
135.17
24.88
11.62
0.000
5-9 years
143.24
18.95
 
 
≥ 10 years
145.66
17.97
 
 
Positional tenure
 
 
 
 
≤ 4 years
135.44
24.67
11.13
0.000
5-9 years
143.61
19.20
 
 
≥ 10 years
145.83
18.06
 
 
Payment per month
 
 
 
 
< SR 5,000
141.74
20.68
5.05
0.007
SR 5,000-10,000
135.83
25.49
 
 
> SR 10,000
143.13
18.83
 
 
Location of PHC
 
 
 
 
Urban
139.94
21.00
0.46
0.647
Rural
139.01
24.18
 
 
SR, Saudi Riyal.