Table 3.
The mean satisfaction score and the distribution of the professional and personal life and income and job security domains
| Group | Mean | SD | t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional and personal life (0-52) | Dentists | 27.8 | 5.9 | −1.5 | 0.14 |
| Dental auxiliaries | 29.2 | 7.2 | |||
| Males | 28.3 | 5.7 | −0.4 | 0.68 | |
| Females | 28.7 | 7.2 | |||
| Saudi | 27.4 | 6.5 | −2.6 | 0.01* | |
| Non-Saudi | 29.8 | 6.7 | |||
| Income and job security (0-16) | Dentists | 8.6 | 1.9 | 2.04 | 0.04* |
| Dental auxiliaries | 7.9 | 2.7 | |||
| Males | 8.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Females | 8.2 | 2.7 | |||
| Saudi | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.01* | |
| Non-Saudi | 8.0 | 2.7 |
*Significant if P≤0.05 using independent samples t-test. SD=Standard deviation