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