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Table 5 Surveys questions and descriptive statistics (N = 3,278)

From: Determining dimensions of job satisfaction in healthcare using factor analysis

Item

no.

Survey Questions

Min.

Max.

Mean

Median

Percentiles

Std.

Deviation

Variance

Statistic

Sum

 

Statistic

Std. Error

25

50

75

 

JS 1

I feel I am being paid a fair amount for the work I do

1

6

2.46

0.021

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

1.193

1.424

8049

JS 2

There is really too little chance for promotion on my job

1

6

2.72

0.022

3.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

1.260

1.587

8905

JS 3

My supervisor is quite competent in doing his/her job

1

6

4.77

0.018

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

1.050

1.103

15,649

JS 4

I am not satisfied with the benefits I receive

1

6

2.93

0.021

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.202

1.444

9598

JS 5

When I do a good job, I receive the recognition for it that I should receive

1

6

3.26

0.022

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.284

1.649

10,678

JS 6

Many of our rules and procedures make doing a good job difficult

1

6

2.71

0.019

3.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

1.065

1.135

8870

JS 7

I like the people I work with

1

6

5.10

0.013

5.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

0.733

0.538

16,717

JS 8

I sometimes feel my job is meaningless

1

6

3.90

0.023

4.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

1.344

1.806

12,790

JS 9

Communications seem good within this organization

1

6

4.00

0.019

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

1.097

1.204

13,114

JS 10

Raises are too few and far between

1

6

1.73

0.019

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

1.070

1.144

5657

JS 11

Those who do well on the job stand a fair chance of being promoted

1

6

2.43

0.021

2.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

1.230

1.512

7956

JS 12

My supervisor is unfair to me

1

6

4.71

0.020

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

1.133

1.284

15,448

JS 13

The benefits we receive are as good as most other organizations offer

1

6

2.28

0.020

2.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

1.154

1.332

7488

JS 14

I do not feel that the work I do is appreciated

1

6

2.89

0.022

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.237

1.530

9483

JS 15

My efforts to do a good job are seldom blocked by red tape

1

6

3.45

0.023

4.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

1.292

1.670

11,308

JS 16

I find I have to work harder at my job because of the incompetence of people I work with

1

6

3.80

0.022

4.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

1.276

1.629

12,458

JS 17

I like doing the things I do at work

1

6

4.87

0.015

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

0.877

0.769

15,979

JS 18

The goals of this organization are not clear to me

1

6

3.15

0.021

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.190

1.415

10,311

JS 19

I feel unappreciated by the organization when I think about what they pay me

1

6

2.33

0.020

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

1.164

1.356

7636

JS 20

People get ahead as fast here as they do in other places

1

6

2.30

0.020

2.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

1.148

1.318

7547

JS 21

My supervisor shows too little interest in the feelings of subordinates

1

6

4.29

0.022

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

1.269

1.610

14,049

JS 22

The benefit package we have is equitable

1

6

2.79

0.021

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.175

1.380

9137

JS 23

There are few rewards for those who work here

1

6

2.72

0.021

3.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

1.192

1.422

8909

JS 24

I have too much to do at work

1

6

2.14

0.016

2.00

2.00

2.00

3.00

0.897

0.805

7001

JS 25

I enjoy my coworkers

1

6

4.81

0.016

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

0.898

0.807

15,760

JS 26

I often feel that I do not know what is going on with the organization

1

6

3.82

0.022

4.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

1.258

1.582

12,532

JS 27

I feel a sense of pride in doing my job

1

6

4.82

0.018

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

1.013

1.027

15,802

JS 28

I feel satisfied with my chances for salary increases

1

6

1.98

0.019

2.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

1.107

1.226

6486

JS 29

There are benefits we do not have which we should have

1

6

2.67

0.021

3.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

1.189

1.414

8736

JS 30

I like my supervisor

1

6

4.86

0.016

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

0.936

0.876

15,941

JS 31

I have too much paperwork

1

6

2.97

0.023

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.293

1.671

9742

JS 32

I don’t feel my efforts are rewarded the way they should be

1

6

2.79

0.020

3.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

1.167

1.362

9132

JS 33

I am satisfied with my chances for promotion

1

6

2.35

0.021

2.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

1.176

1.383

7715

JS 34

There is too much bickering and fighting at work

1

6

3.31

0.020

3.00

3.00

3.00

4.00

1.166

1.361

10,855

JS 35

My job is enjoyable

1

6

3.75

0.021

4.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

1.181

1.395

12,293

JS 36

Work assignments are not fully explained

1

6

4.17

0.021

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

1.187

1.410

13,673