Socio Economic Conditions and Job Satisfaction of Nurses: An Analysis

Abstract:     
In this paper an attempt has been made to identify the factors that influence the job satisfaction by the women nurses in Coimbatore city. For this purpose a field survey method was employed to collect first hand information from 500 sample respondents. The respondents have been chosen randomly from the different parts of the study area. The data thus collected were arranged into simple tabular form. The level of satisfaction perceived by the selected sample respondents in their job is considered as the dependent variable. The Independent variables selected for the study are Age, Nativity, Educational qualification, and Family members, Nature of family, Monthly income, Staying Place, Marital Status, Working Experience and Working environment. The data were analyzed by using simple statistical tools like Percentage, Average, Range, Standard Deviation, Two-way tables and Chi-Square test.

Keywords: job satisfaction, nurse

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