Table 1 Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) of the overall job satisfaction index and indices hypothesized to configure job satisfaction

Number of observations

736

436

300

Overall job satisfaction

6.03

(3.01)

5.71*

(3.22)

6.49*

(2.60)

Adequacy of salaries and benefits

6.35

(2.83)

6.19^†

(3.00)

6.56^†

(2.57)

Workload

6.81

(2.54)

6.56*

(2.68)

7.18*

(2.28)

Stress

6.38

(2.91)

5.99*

(3.08)

6.95*

(2.52)

Advancement opportunities

3.40

(2.99)

3.21^‡

(2.92)

3.69^‡

(3.07)

Job security

6.00

(3.02)

5.75*

(3.20)

6.36*

(2.71)

Autonomy

5.88

(2.77)

5.73^†

(2.87)

6.11^†

(2.60)

Fairness in the workplace

6.02

(2.94)

5.92

(3.08)

6.17

(2.72)

Scheduling flexibility

5.70

(3.20)

5.40*

(3.23)

6.14*

(3.09)

Job atmosphere

6.17

(2.80)

6.02^†

(2.90)

6.40^†

(2.64)

Job importance to patients

6.95

(3.19)

6.44*

(3.53)

7.68*

(2.47)

Supervisor’s support

5.49

(3.28)

5.16*

(3.34)

5.97*

(3.13)

Relations with coworkers

6.60

(2.76)

6.34*

(2.94)

6.99*

(2.45)