Table 1 Facets of job satisfaction, overall job satisfaction and retention by demographics

Gender (n = 343)

Female

3.72

4.60

4.98

3.47

4.14

4.08

Male

3.76

4.69

4.82

3.32

4.05

4.27

Age (n = 329)

<=35

3.51^a

4.61

4.91

3.32

4.03

4.54^c

>35

3.89

4.65

4.96

3.54

4.19

3.83

Years in Profession (n = 338)

0-5

3.59^b

4.72

5.00

3.44

4.14^b

4.53^c

6-20

3.52

4.57

4.81

3.27

3.96

4.41

>20

4.04

4.65

5.02

3.61

4.27

3.60

Level of Education (n = 341)

Grade 1-9

4.05

4.78

4.93

3.66

4.32

3.20^c

Grade 10-12

3.67

4.60

4.92

3.38

4.07

4.31

Marital status (n = 342)

Married

3.76

4.62

4.90

3.42

4.10

4.14

Single

3.56

4.77

5.14

3.70

4.24

4.61

Widowed/separated/divorced

3.62

4.50

4.93

3.13

4.01

3.55

Distance from work (n = 339)

In same compound

3.71

4.65

5.00

3.52

4.17

4.22

Less than 30 minutes walk

3.77

4.61

4.88

3.40

4.11

4.09

More than 30 minutes travel time

3.76

4.61

4.86

3.26

4.00

4.00

Partner work (n = 280)

Yes

3.68

4.54

4.81

3.25^a

3.99^a

4.42^b

No

3.84

4.67

4.98

3.60

4.21

3.75

Housing provided (n = 343)

Yes

3.74

4.68

4.98

3.48

4.16^a

4.11

No

3.67

4.51

4.80

3.28

3.97

4.18

Ownership (n = 342)

Government

3.68

4.55

4.88

3.28

4.00^z

4.13

Church

3.84

4.75

5.01

3.63

4.26

4.16

Private/Others

3.10

4.83

5.05

3.53

4.19

4.20