| Reasons for Taking Their Jobs |
| Note: Respondents were asked to choose which of two motivations was more important. |
| |
Nonprofit organizations |
For-profit organizations |
Federal government |
| Job security |
34% |
71% |
65% |
| Helping the public |
60% |
20% |
32% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
6% |
9% |
3% |
|
| Salary and benefits |
34% |
72% |
69% |
| Chance to make a difference |
61% |
22% |
27% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
5% |
5% |
4% |
|
| Doing something worthwhile |
65% |
28% |
37% |
| Having a secure paycheck |
30% |
68% |
59% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
5% |
5% |
4% |
|
| Pride in the organization |
52% |
36% |
29% |
| Job security |
39% |
57% |
66% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
9% |
7% |
4% |
| Job Satisfaction |
| |
Nonprofit organizations |
For-profit organizations |
Federal government |
| How satisfied are you with your job overall? |
| Very satisfied |
58% |
44% |
49% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
37% |
46% |
40% |
| Not too satisfied |
4% |
7% |
7% |
| Not satisfied at all |
1% |
4% |
3% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| How satisfied are you with your salary? |
| Very satisfied |
24% |
29% |
35% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
53% |
50% |
52% |
| Not too satisfied |
16% |
12% |
7% |
| Not satisfied at all |
7% |
9% |
5% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| How satisfied are you with your job security? |
| Very satisfied |
61% |
51% |
66% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
32% |
37% |
28% |
| Not too satisfied |
4% |
6% |
3% |
| Not satisfied at all |
3% |
5% |
2% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| How satisfied are you with your job benefits? |
| Very satisfied |
50% |
46% |
66% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
33% |
31% |
28% |
| Not too satisfied |
8% |
11% |
3% |
| Not satisfied at all |
7% |
11% |
2% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
2% |
1% |
0% |
| Attitudes About Co-Workers |
| |
Nonprofit organizations |
For-profit organizations |
Federal government |
| To what extent are your co-workers competitive with each other? |
| Great extent |
11% |
24% |
23% |
| Somewhat |
33% |
37% |
44% |
| Not too much |
30% |
22% |
21% |
| Not at all |
21% |
13% |
11% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
5% |
4% |
2% |
| To what extent are your co-workers open to new ideas? |
| Great extent |
46% |
36% |
33% |
| Somewhat |
43% |
48% |
49% |
| Not too much |
8% |
11% |
12% |
| Not at all |
1% |
4% |
5% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
2% |
0% |
| To what extent are your co-workers willing to help other employees learn new skills? |
| Great extent |
67% |
51% |
52% |
| Somewhat |
26% |
33% |
36% |
| Not too much |
4% |
10% |
8% |
| Not at all |
1% |
3% |
4% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
3% |
0% |
| To what extent are your co-workers concerned about achieving your organization's mission? |
| Great extent |
72% |
56% |
63% |
| Somewhat |
23% |
31% |
28% |
| Not too much |
3% |
8% |
5% |
| Not at all |
1% |
3% |
3% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| Competency of Managers and Co-Workers |
| |
Nonprofit organizations |
For-profit organizations |
Federal government |
| How competent are the senior people who run your organization?% |
| Very competent |
n/a |
52% |
37% |
| Somewhat competent |
n/a |
37% |
46% |
| Not too competent |
n/a |
6% |
13% |
| Not competent at all |
n/a |
3% |
4% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
n/a |
2% |
0% |
| How competent is the board of your organization? |
| Very competent |
47% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Somewhat competent |
40% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Not too competent |
8% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Not competent at all |
2% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
3% |
n/a |
n/a |
| How competent is the executive director of your organization? |
| Very competent |
59% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Somewhat competent |
31% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Not too competent |
4% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Not competent at all |
2% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
5% |
n/a |
n/a |
| How competent are the middle-level employees at your organization? |
| Very competent |
45% |
37% |
40% |
| Somewhat competent |
46% |
51% |
52% |
| Not too competent |
5% |
5% |
4% |
| Not competent at all |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
2% |
5% |
3% |
| How competent are the lower-level employees at your organization? |
| Very competent |
34% |
25% |
29% |
| Somewhat competent |
54% |
53% |
56% |
| Not too competent |
7% |
11% |
8% |
| Not competent at all |
1% |
4% |
3% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
4% |
7% |
3% |
| Resources and Training |
| |
Nonprofit organizations |
For-profit organizations |
Federal government |
| To what extent does your organization have the information it needs? |
| Always |
40% |
51% |
40% |
| Often |
39% |
28% |
34% |
| Sometimes |
18% |
17% |
22% |
| Rarely |
2% |
3% |
3% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| To what extent does your organization have the technological equipment it needs? |
| Always |
37% |
45% |
36% |
| Often |
34% |
31% |
34% |
| Sometimes |
24% |
19% |
24% |
| Rarely |
4% |
5% |
6% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| To what extent does your organization have enough employees? |
| Always |
21% |
28% |
15% |
| Often |
35% |
33% |
25% |
| Sometimes |
32% |
28% |
34% |
| Rarely |
11% |
11% |
25% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
0% |
1% |
| To what extent does your organization have access to the training it needs? |
| Always |
32% |
40% |
30% |
| Often |
36% |
28% |
30% |
| Sometimes |
25% |
22% |
29% |
| Rarely |
6% |
9% |
11% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
1% |
0% |
| Overall Perceptions of Non-profit Organizations |
| |
Nonprofit organizations |
For-profit organizations |
Federal government |
| How good a job does your organization do running its programs and services? |
| Very good |
56% |
44% |
41% |
| Somewhat good |
39% |
47% |
48% |
| Not too good |
3% |
6% |
9% |
| Not good at all |
1% |
1% |
2% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| How good a job does your organization do helping people? |
| Very good |
73% |
51% |
51% |
| Somewhat good |
24% |
38% |
38% |
| Not too good |
2% |
6% |
8% |
| Not good at all |
1% |
3% |
3% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| How good a job does your organization do being fair in its decisions? |
| Very good |
45% |
36% |
29% |
| Somewhat good |
47% |
51% |
55% |
| Not too good |
6% |
9% |
13% |
| Not good at all |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| How good a job does your organization do spending its money wisely? |
| Very good |
44% |
36% |
22% |
| Somewhat good |
38% |
41% |
43% |
| Not too good |
11% |
13% |
22% |
| Not good at all |
4% |
6% |
11% |
| Don't know/refused to answer |
2% |
4% |
2% |
| n/a Not applicable. |
