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jbsat4

Job satisfaction: security

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6725	46.64%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	18	0.12%
Doesn't apply	0	36	0.25%
Not satis at all	1	131	0.91%
	2	190	1.32%
	3	441	3.06%
Not satis/dissat	4	566	3.93%
	5	1592	11.04%
	6	2981	20.67%
Completely satis	7	1505	10.44%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6805	45.75%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
don't know	-1	12	0.08%
Doesn't apply	0	43	0.29%
Not satis at all	1	138	0.93%
	2	171	1.15%
	3	419	2.82%
Not satis/dissat	4	528	3.55%
	5	1462	9.83%
	6	3133	21.07%
Completely satis	7	1897	12.75%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7105	46.16%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
don't know	-1	13	0.08%
Doesn't apply	0	60	0.39%
Not satis at all	1	161	1.05%
	2	194	1.26%
	3	479	3.11%
Not satis/dissat	4	540	3.51%
	5	1574	10.23%
	6	3076	19.98%
Completely satis	7	1890	12.28%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7141	45.73%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
don't know	-1	10	0.06%
Doesn't apply	0	53	0.34%
Not satis at all	1	155	0.99%
	2	186	1.19%
	3	477	3.05%
Not satis/dissat	4	573	3.67%
	5	1454	9.31%
	6	3188	20.41%
Completely satis	7	2070	13.25%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6787	42.98%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	13	0.08%
Doesn't apply	0	65	0.41%
Not satis at all	1	159	1.01%
	2	194	1.23%
	3	435	2.75%
Not satis/dissat	4	548	3.47%
	5	1325	8.39%
	6	3231	20.46%
Completely satis	7	2020	12.79%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	7171	44.16%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	20	0.12%
Doesn't apply	0	60	0.37%
Not satis at all	1	173	1.07%
	2	187	1.15%
	3	486	2.99%
Not satis/dissat	4	540	3.33%
	5	1427	8.79%
	6	3274	20.16%
Completely satis	7	2005	12.35%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	7341	44.23%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	15	0.09%
Doesn't apply	0	55	0.33%
Not satis at all	1	187	1.13%
	2	209	1.26%
	3	522	3.15%
Not satis/dissat	4	579	3.49%
	5	1398	8.42%
	6	3365	20.27%
Completely satis	7	2031	12.24%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8643	45.81%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	22	0.12%
Doesn't apply	0	54	0.29%
Not satis at all	1	255	1.35%
	2	252	1.34%
	3	612	3.24%
Not satis/dissat	4	737	3.91%
	5	1601	8.49%
	6	3615	19.16%
Completely satis	7	2274	12.05%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7157	45.87%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	14	0.09%
Doesn't apply	0	62	0.4%
Not satis at all	1	188	1.2%
	2	224	1.44%
	3	516	3.31%
Not satis/dissat	4	621	3.98%
	5	1413	9.06%
	6	3193	20.46%
Completely satis	7	1693	10.85%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7245	46.37%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	19	0.12%
Doesn't apply	0	78	0.5%
Not satis at all	1	273	1.75%
	2	282	1.81%
	3	586	3.75%
Not satis/dissat	4	550	3.52%
	5	1294	8.28%
	6	3045	19.49%
Completely satis	7	1815	11.62%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	4852	44.49%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	8	0.07%
Doesn't apply	0	22	0.2%
Not satis at all	1	137	1.26%
	2	154	1.41%
	3	402	3.69%
Not satis/dissat	4	512	4.69%
	5	1094	10.03%
	6	2018	18.5%
Completely satis	7	1340	12.29%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5101	45.57%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	13	0.12%
Doesn't apply	0	58	0.52%
Not satis at all	1	208	1.86%
	2	161	1.44%
	3	385	3.44%
Not satis/dissat	4	540	4.82%
	5	1007	9.0%
	6	1915	17.11%
Completely satis	7	1440	12.87%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4252	45.05%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	15	0.16%
Doesn't apply	0	49	0.52%
Not satis at all	1	183	1.94%
	2	157	1.66%
	3	378	4.01%
Not satis/dissat	4	521	5.52%
	5	850	9.01%
	6	1597	16.92%
Completely satis	7	1127	11.94%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4147	44.84%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	15	0.16%
Doesn't apply	0	60	0.65%
Not satis at all	1	207	2.24%
	2	161	1.74%
	3	394	4.26%
Not satis/dissat	4	496	5.36%
	5	858	9.28%
	6	1479	15.99%
Completely satis	7	1005	10.87%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	4316	45.52%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	18	0.19%
Doesn't apply	0	61	0.64%
Not satis at all	1	276	2.91%
	2	186	1.96%
	3	400	4.22%
Not satis/dissat	4	485	5.12%
	5	865	9.12%
	6	1415	14.92%
Completely satis	7	1035	10.92%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	4359	45.41%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	22	0.23%
Doesn't apply	0	66	0.69%
Not satis at all	1	230	2.4%
	2	188	1.96%
	3	455	4.74%
Not satis/dissat	4	486	5.06%
	5	792	8.25%
	6	1387	14.45%
Completely satis	7	1022	10.65%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4616	46.89%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	29	0.29%
Doesn't apply	0	69	0.7%
Not satis at all	1	283	2.87%
	2	167	1.7%
	3	439	4.46%
Not satis/dissat	4	536	5.44%
	5	828	8.41%
	6	1341	13.62%
Completely satis	7	1144	11.62%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4748	46.26%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
don't know	-1	20	0.19%
Doesn't apply	0	56	0.55%
Not satis at all	1	457	4.45%
	2	171	1.67%
	3	276	2.69%
Not satis/dissat	4	792	7.72%
	5	609	5.93%
	6	826	8.05%
Completely satis	7	1951	19.01%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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