Job Satisfaction Survey Norms

American Norms: Police Officers

Facet

Mean

Weighted Mean

Standard Deviation of Means

Salary

13.3

14.1

1.7

Promotion

10.7

10.0

1.4

Supervision

18.3

17.5

2.0

Benefits

14.5

13.9

1.8

Contingent Rewards

12.6

12.1

1.6

Conditions

13.9

13.1

1.6

Coworkers

17.5

17.1

0.9

Work Itself

1839

18.4

1.3

Communication

13.9

12.9

2.3

Total

133.6

129.1

11.6

Number Of Samples = 3, Total Sample Size = 642, August 10, 1999.

Mean = sum of sample means/number of samples. This represents mean of samples regardless of sample size. Weighted mean is sum of sample means times n per sample/total n. This is the mean of all subjects. Weighted mean is more influenced by large samples.

Copyright Paul E. Spector, All rights reserved, Last modified August 10, 1999.