Table 3.
Frequency distribution of five point Likert scale response of participants for professional commitment measuring items, Jimma zone, 2016 (n=412)
| Items measuring professional commit | Strongly disagree |
Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
| I am willing to put in a great deal of effort to develop my profession beyond expected |
39(9.5%) | 38(9.2%) | 33(8%) | 181(43.9%) | 121(29.4%) |
| I am a person who identifies strongly with my profession |
20(4.9%) | 35(8.5%) | 30(7.3%) | 206(50%) | 121(29.4%) |
| I would accept almost any type of job that related to my profession to keep working beyond expected from me |
22(5.3%) | 39(9.5%) | 33(8%) | 197(47.8%) | 121(29.4%) |
| I am a person who feels strong ties with other members of my profession |
12(2.9%) | 43(10.4%) | 43(10.4%) | 199(48.3%) | 115(27.9%) |
| I am a person who is proud to belong to my profession |
18(4.4%) | 46(11.2%) | 29(7%) | 173(42%) | 146(35.4%) |
| My profession really inspires the very best in me in the way of job performance |
19(4.6%) | 50(12.1%) | 29(7%) | 177(43%) | 137(33.3%) |
| I am extremely glad that I chose this profession to work for ever in advance |
32(7.8%) | 56(13.6%) | 29(7.0%) | 154(37.4%) | 141(34.2%) |
| I am a person who criticizes my profession | 166(40.3%) | 165(40%) | 39(9.5%) | 24(5.8%) | 18(4.4%) |
| I am a person who considers my profession to be important |
27(6.6%) | 31(7.5%) | 25(6.1%) | 168(40.8%) | 161(39.1%) |
| I am a person who tries to hide belonging to my profession |
157(38.1%) | 184(44.7%) | 31(7.5%) | 23(5.6%) | 17(4.1%) |