Survey on Human Resources in Science and Technology Self-assessment of the employed doctorate-holders Degree of satisfaction of the doctorate-holders with their main job at 31 December 2009, by criterion and sex. Units: percentage ;Very satisfied;;;Somewhat satisfied;;;Somewhat dissatisfied;;;Very dissatisfied;;; ;Total;Male;Female;Total;Male;Female;Total;Male;Female;Total;Male;Female; Wages;23.04;13.34;9.70;54.30;29.23;25.07;21.07;12.15;8.92;1.59;0.82;0.78; Economic benefits;16.20;9.81;6.39;44.12;24.21;19.92;27.81;15.48;12.33;11.87;6.05;5.82; Stability of employment;67.08;39.60;27.48;17.23;9.10;8.13;11.01;4.79;6.22;4.68;2.05;2.63; Localisation of employment;64.46;36.84;27.63;27.56;14.66;12.90;7.02;3.62;3.40;0.96;0.42;0.54; Working conditions;44.98;27.20;17.78;42.78;22.31;20.47;10.98;5.56;5.42;1.26;0.47;0.79; Opportunities for promotion;19.95;11.60;8.35;39.05;22.49;16.57;31.18;16.82;14.36;9.81;4.64;5.18; Intellectual component or challenge;61.15;35.24;25.91;27.81;14.27;13.55;8.92;4.89;4.03;2.12;1.14;0.98; Degree of responsibility;60.30;33.33;26.97;33.89;18.80;15.09;5.21;3.04;2.17;0.60;0.37;0.23; Degree of independence;53.79;31.42;22.37;37.16;19.41;17.75;7.91;4.28;3.63;1.14;0.43;0.71; Contribution to society;62.12;34.88;27.24;32.95;17.62;15.33;4.39;2.69;1.70;0.54;0.36;0.18; Social status;27.46;15.52;11.94;60.84;32.76;28.07;9.95;6.16;3.78;1.75;1.09;0.66; Reconciling working hours/personal activities;39.52;22.76;16.76;38.53;21.10;17.43;18.51;9.94;8.57;3.43;1.74;1.70; Overall assessment of satisfaction;40.20;23.57;16.63;52.30;27.86;24.44;6.97;3.85;3.12;0.54;0.26;0.27; Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute