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Table 3 Differences in satisfaction levels between different categories of nurses: ANOVA F-values and levels of significance (p)

From: Work satisfaction of professional nurses in South Africa: a comparative analysis of the public and private sectors

Satisfaction factors

Gender

Age

Province

Sector

Change sector

Experience

Work plan

Return

Autonomy

0.904 (0.342)

0.449 (0.639)

1.410 (0.189)

64.985 (0.000)

48.767 (0.000)

2.272 (0.104)

17.040 (0.000)

2.810 (0.066)

Resources

3.850 (0.050)

0.022 (0.978)

3.770 (0.000)

225.148 (0.000)

17.941 (0.000)

3.005 (0.030)

19.399 (0.000)

3.378 (0.039)

Career opportunities

0.065 (0.798)

2.793 (0.062)

1.643 (0.110)

60.310 (0.000)

57.493 (0.000)

7.389 (0.001)

22.204 (0.000)

1.972 (0.146)

Relation with nurses

0.160 (0.689)

0.287 (0.751)

1.350 (0.216)

5.793 (0.016)

7.617 (0.001)

0.133 (0.941)

5.470 (0.000)

1.240 (0.295)

Patient care

1.240 (0.266)

1.911 (0.149)

0.492 (0.862)

35.100 (0.000)

12.951 (0.000)

3.297 (0.038)

8.352 (0.000)

0.747 (0.477)

Relation with management

0.047 (0.828)

2.831 (0.060)

2.579 (0.009)

58.031 (0.000)

60.079 (0.000)

6.974 (0.001)

21.720 (0.000)

0.914 (0.405)

Relation with doctors

0.546 (0.460)

4.611 (0.010)

2.062 (0.038)

5.425 (0.020)

6.131 (0.002)

3.735 (0.011)

3.901 (0.002)

0.437 (0.647)

Personal time

0.529 (0.467)

0.790 (0.455)

2.742 (0.006)

22.198 (0.000)

9.478 (0.000)

2.374 (0.069)

7.157 (0.000)

1.617 (0.207)

Safety

0.589 (0.443)

0.661 (0.517)

5.317 (0.000)

188.452 (0.000)

27.226 (0.000)

3.793 (0.010)

16.494 (0.000)

2.461 (0.092)

Community

0.049 (0.825)

1.914 (0.149)

3.245 (0.001)

19.480 (0.000)

14.037 (0.000)

3.525 (0.015)

10.518 (0.000)

0.904 (0.409)

Pay

0.452 (0.501)

1.190 (0.305)

2.239 (0.023)

56.230 (0.000)

27.994 (0.000)

2.539 (0.056)

21.161 (0.000)

1.483 (0.233)

My career

0.585 (0.445)

1.640 (0.195)

1.962 (0.049)

78.945 (0.000)

24.174 (0.000)

3.337 (0.019)

20.555 (0.000)

3.848 (0.025)

Workload

0.063 (0.803)

0.414 (0.661)

2.135 (0.031)

97.721 (0.000)

32.510 (0.000)

1.913 (0.149)

12.914 (0.000)

1.617 (0.207)