Table 1 Job satisfaction distribution (row %)
From: Repeated job quits: stepping stones or learning about quality?
| Â | Job satisfaction level | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Average job satisfaction |
Job status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stay | 1.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 24.8 | 43.2 | 9.6 | 5.2 |
Quit | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 20.1 | 51.7 | 15.4 | 5.6 |
Layoff | 3.2 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 23.4 | 41.8 | 9.6 | 5.1 |
Promotion | 0.6 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 25.6 | 51.0 | 9.1 | 5.4 |
Tenure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 2 years | 2.0 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 23.7 | 43.0 | 10.6 | 5.2 |
≥ 2 years | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 24.5 | 44.3 | 10.4 | 5.3 |
Working hours | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 30 hours | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 19.9 | 43.4 | 20.6 | 5.6 |
≥ 30 hours | 1.7 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 24.4 | 43.7 | 9.8 | 5.2 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 2.7 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 20.2 | 39.4 | 19.0 | 5.4 |
Low education | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 21.0 | 39.6 | 16.3 | 5.3 |
Med education | 1.6 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 25.6 | 42.5 | 9.9 | 5.2 |
High education | 1.3 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 24.6 | 46.1 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
Health status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 4.4 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 24.6 | 32.7 | 9.1 | 4.8 |
Fair | 2.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 26.5 | 36.8 | 8.2 | 5.0 |
Good | 1.4 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 25.3 | 44.3 | 8.8 | 5.2 |
Excellent | 1.4 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 47.6 | 15.0 | 5.5 |
Real hourly wage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ p25 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 16.3 | 5.3 |
p25 - p50 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 24.0 | 39.1 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
p50 - p75 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 25.1 | 43.8 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
≥ p75 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 24.6 | 49.5 | 8.6 | 5.4 |
All men | 1.7 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 24.1 | 43.7 | 10.5 | 5.2 |