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Mainstage Variable

jbsat6

Job satisfaction: work itself

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	3	0.02%
Doesn't apply	0	7	0.05%
Not satis at all	1	66	0.46%
	2	167	1.16%
	3	427	2.96%
Not satis/dissat	4	516	3.58%
	5	1669	11.58%
	6	3417	23.7%
Completely satis	7	1188	8.24%
	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	2	0.01%
Doesn't apply	0	14	0.09%
Not satis at all	1	96	0.65%
	2	178	1.2%
	3	419	2.82%
Not satis/dissat	4	566	3.81%
	5	1700	11.43%
	6	3577	24.05%
Completely satis	7	1251	8.41%
	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	8	0.05%
Doesn't apply	0	8	0.05%
Not satis at all	1	94	0.61%
	2	182	1.18%
	3	443	2.88%
Not satis/dissat	4	584	3.79%
	5	1794	11.66%
	6	3528	22.92%
Completely satis	7	1346	8.74%
	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	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	14	0.09%
Not satis at all	1	111	0.71%
	2	189	1.21%
	3	475	3.04%
Not satis/dissat	4	560	3.59%
	5	1786	11.44%
	6	3661	23.44%
Completely satis	7	1365	8.74%
	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	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	9	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	90	0.57%
	2	228	1.44%
	3	527	3.34%
Not satis/dissat	4	509	3.22%
	5	1612	10.21%
	6	3733	23.64%
Completely satis	7	1277	8.09%
	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	6	0.04%
Doesn't apply	0	12	0.07%
Not satis at all	1	118	0.73%
	2	185	1.14%
	3	519	3.2%
Not satis/dissat	4	614	3.78%
	5	1742	10.73%
	6	3692	22.74%
Completely satis	7	1284	7.91%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7341	44.23%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Doesn't apply	0	10	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	129	0.78%
	2	208	1.25%
	3	503	3.03%
Not satis/dissat	4	638	3.84%
	5	1764	10.63%
	6	3746	22.57%
Completely satis	7	1365	8.22%
	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	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	10	0.05%
Not satis at all	1	148	0.78%
	2	269	1.43%
	3	631	3.34%
Not satis/dissat	4	665	3.52%
	5	1934	10.25%
	6	4103	21.75%
Completely satis	7	1657	8.78%
	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	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	6	0.04%
Not satis at all	1	96	0.62%
	2	227	1.45%
	3	577	3.7%
Not satis/dissat	4	606	3.88%
	5	1661	10.65%
	6	3493	22.39%
Completely satis	7	1253	8.03%
	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	3	0.02%
Doesn't apply	0	16	0.1%
Not satis at all	1	147	0.94%
	2	266	1.7%
	3	528	3.38%
Not satis/dissat	4	604	3.87%
	5	1492	9.55%
	6	3486	22.31%
Completely satis	7	1400	8.96%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4852	44.49%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	7	0.06%
Doesn't apply	0	1	0.01%
Not satis at all	1	83	0.76%
	2	147	1.35%
	3	348	3.19%
Not satis/dissat	4	500	4.58%
	5	1265	11.6%
	6	2348	21.53%
Completely satis	7	989	9.07%
	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	4	0.04%
Doesn't apply	0	16	0.14%
Not satis at all	1	118	1.05%
	2	124	1.11%
	3	312	2.79%
Not satis/dissat	4	441	3.94%
	5	1136	10.15%
	6	2304	20.58%
Completely satis	7	1272	11.36%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4252	45.05%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	5	0.05%
Doesn't apply	0	7	0.07%
Not satis at all	1	90	0.95%
	2	114	1.21%
	3	271	2.87%
Not satis/dissat	4	401	4.25%
	5	991	10.5%
	6	1960	20.77%
Completely satis	7	1041	11.03%
	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	8	0.09%
Doesn't apply	0	5	0.05%
Not satis at all	1	97	1.05%
	2	118	1.28%
	3	274	2.96%
Not satis/dissat	4	390	4.22%
	5	912	9.86%
	6	1832	19.81%
Completely satis	7	1039	11.23%
	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%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	11	0.12%
Doesn't apply	0	13	0.14%
Not satis at all	1	92	0.97%
	2	123	1.3%
	3	274	2.89%
Not satis/dissat	4	416	4.39%
	5	924	9.75%
	6	1782	18.8%
Completely satis	7	1105	11.65%
	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%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
Doesn't apply	0	9	0.09%
Not satis at all	1	89	0.93%
	2	107	1.11%
	3	253	2.64%
Not satis/dissat	4	363	3.78%
	5	859	8.95%
	6	1769	18.43%
Completely satis	7	1193	12.43%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4616	46.89%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	14	0.14%
Not satis at all	1	99	1.01%
	2	102	1.04%
	3	221	2.24%
Not satis/dissat	4	380	3.86%
	5	804	8.17%
	6	1881	19.11%
Completely satis	7	1333	13.54%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	4748	46.26%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
don't know	-1	4	0.04%
Doesn't apply	0	9	0.09%
Not satis at all	1	182	1.77%
	2	68	0.66%
	3	183	1.78%
Not satis/dissat	4	679	6.62%
	5	754	7.35%
	6	1135	11.06%
Completely satis	7	2143	20.88%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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