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. 2014 Feb 21;12:12. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-12

Table 4.

Mean ± SD and quartiles of ranks for the 14 factors

Dimension Mean SD Quartiles
First Second Third
Intrinsic factors
   Opportunities for promotion
 6.47
 2.76
 5
 6
 9
   Interesting work
 4.87
 3.25
 2
 4
 7
   Respect and recognition
 4.91
 3.01
 4
 4.5
 7
   Responsibility and independence
 5.75
 3.43
 2
 5.5
 8
   Doing something worthwhile
 7.28
 3.95
 4
 7
 11
   Technically competent supervisor
 9.48
 2.81
 8
 10
 11.75
   Pay according to ability and Competence
 9.66
 3.80
 7
 10
 13
Extrinsic factors
   Job security
 4.29
 3.84
 1
 3
 7
   Adequate salary
 5.11
 3.81
 2
 4
 7.75
   Fringe benefits
 9.35
 3.30
 7
 10
 12
   Comfortable working conditions
 6.92
 3.43
 4
 6
 9
   Sound organizational policies
 9.28
 3.10
 7
 10
 12
   Considerate and sympathetic supervisor
 10.24
 2.98
 9
 11
 12.75
   Restricted hours of work 11.33 3.25 10 13 14