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