Table 1 Item descriptive statistics
Item | Description | Valid (%) | Mean (SD) | Median | Distribution of valid responses (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1 | Salary and fringe benefits | 99.7 | 3.53 (1.49) | 4.0 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 41.8 |
2 | Environmental conditions | 100.0 | 3.93 (1.24) | 4.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 24.6 | 44.8 |
3 | Job security | 100.0 | 4.24 (1.13) | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 19.0 | 59.8 |
4 | Retirement and insurance | 100.0 | 3.90 (1.24) | 4.0 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 18.4 | 21.2 | 44.8 |
5 | Absence policies | 99.7 | 3.74 (1.31) | 4.0 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 39.3 |
6 | Freely expressing opinions | 100.0 | 3.85 (1.22) | 4.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 30.9 | 37.9 |
7 | Job meaningfulness | 100.0 | 4.29 (1.06) | 5.0 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 23.3 | 58.6 |
8 | Respected as a person | 100.0 | 4.33 (1.03) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 21.0 | 61.1 |
9 | Growth and development | 100.0 | 3.78 (1.30) | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 17.1 | 24.9 | 39.9 |
10 | Strong interpersonal relations | 100.0 | 4.24 (0.97) | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 29.7 | 51.3 |
11 | Achievement-related promotion | 100.0 | 3.54 (1.38) | 4.0 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 19.8 | 24.4 | 32.9 |
12 | Adequate means and equipment | 100.0 | 3.83 (1.20) | 4.0 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 17.8 | 28.1 | 38.0 |
13 | Recognition of good performance | 100.0 | 4.00 (1.23) | 4.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 24.1 | 47.9 |
14 | Team-work | 100.0 | 3.50 (1.15) | 4.0 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 31.4 | 29.5 | 22.4 |
15 | Job-related pride and respect | 100.0 | 3.80 (1.19) | 4.0 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 29.5 | 36.0 |
16 | Physical safety | 100.0 | 3.80 (1.24) | 4.0 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 20.1 | 26.1 | 38.2 |
17 | Role appreciated | 99.7 | 3.75 (1.19) | 4.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 23.6 | 29.5 | 33.0 |
18 | Challenging and interesting work | 99.7 | 4.01 (1.10) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 15.9 | 30.7 | 42.6 |
19 | Supervisor support | 99.4 | 3.92 (1.25) | 4.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 30.2 | 42.4 |
20 | Exercising authority | 100.0 | 2.75 (1.30) | 3.0 | 23.5 | 18.7 | 27.8 | 19.3 | 10.7 |
21 | Significant goals | 100.0 | 3.21 (1.34) | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 21.8 | 26.9 | 20.1 |
22 | Treated fairly | 99.4 | 3.97 (1.21) | 4.0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 28.2 | 44.4 |
23 | Creativity opportunities | 100.0 | 3.54 (1.27) | 4.0 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 21.8 | 28.9 | 28.1 |
24 | Clear duties and objectives | 100.0 | 3.67 (1.24) | 4.0 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 17.3 | 30.9 | 31.7 |
25 | Control over job decisions | 99.7 | 3.49 91.39) | 4.0 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 32.1 |
26 | Skill exploitation | 100.0 | 3.80 (1.15) | 4.0 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 20.4 | 31.4 | 34.0 |
27 | Clear responsibilities | 100.0 | 4.16 (1.02) | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 30.6 | 47.9 |
28 | General decision-making | 100.0 | 3.33 (1.40) | 3.0 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 27.1 |