Table 4

Staff characteristics associated with job satisfaction

Pay (+)

Management (-)

Work (+)

Coef.

Std. Err.

P > |Z|

Coef.

Std. Err.

P > |Z|

Coef.

Std. Err.

P > |Z|

Age

0.010

<0.001

<0.001

-0.010

<0.001

0.060

<0.001

<0.001

0.360

Gender (Male)

-0.030

0.120

0.830

-0.040

0.120

0.720

-0.250

0.110

0.030

Race (African American)

0.070

0.060

0.300

0.010

0.070

0.840

0.190

0.060

<0.001

Marital status (Married)

-0.160

0.070

0.020

0.010

0.070

0.840

-0.140

0.060

0.040

Job category (Nurse Aide)

-0.110

0.070

0.090

0.030

0.070

0.710

0.250

0.060

<0.001

Employment (Full-time)

-0.270

0.080

<0.001

0.040

0.080

0.580

0.190

0.070

0.010

Tenure ^a

1 to 5 years

-0.320

0.080

<0.001

0.200

0.080

0.010

-0.140

0.070

0.050

> 5 years

-0.240

0.090

<0.001

0.290

0.090

<0.001

-0.120

0.080

0.150

Perceived High Quality

0.420

0.060

<0.001

-0.210

0.070

<0.001

0.590

0.060

<0.001

Note: n = 574; Reference categories are: female, white, not married, nurse (Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse), part-time, less than 1 year, and perceived low quality.

Castle et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:60   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-60