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Table 1 The ISSP Work Indicatorsa

From: Improving measurement-invariance assessments: correcting entrenched testing deficiencies

Indicator Wording

Designation here, and in Cheung & Lau

ISSP

Great Britain

United States

Mean

Std. Deviation

Mean

Std. Deviation

My job is secure

y 1

V59

2.46

1.073

2.09

.977

My income is high

y 2

V60

3.38

.956

3.22

1.009

My opportunities for advancement are high

y 3

V61

3.29

1.030

3.00

1.115

My job has flexible working hours

y 4

V67

3.16

1.218

2.82

1.192

My job is interesting

y 5

V63

2.11

.852

2.12

.967

I can work independently

y 6

V64

2.08

.838

2.09

.965

In my job I can help other people

y 7

V65

2.28

.951

2.07

.913

{how often}…are you bored at work?

y 8

V71

2.19

.937

2.24

.953

{how often}…do you have to do hard physical work?

y 9

V69

3.46

1.253

3.48

1.186

{how often}…do you work in dangerous conditions?

y 10

V72

4.09

1.115

3.97

1.164

{how often}…do you work in unhealthy conditions?

y 11

V73

4.06

1.100

4.14

1.042

{how often}…do you work in physically unpleasant conditions?

y 12

V74

4.16

1.067

4.10

1.022

Sex

x 1

V85

1.44

.496

1.47

.499

Age

x 2

V86

39.31

11.463

38.62

11.914

  1. aISSP = International Social Survey Program 1989. We refer to Great Britain (rather than C&L’s United Kingdom) because that is the designation used in the ISSP. N = 648 Great Britain, 823 United States. Items y 1 to y 7 had lead-in: “For each statement about your main job below, please circle one code to show how much you agree or disagree that it applies to your job. 1 = Strongly Agree, to 5 = Strongly Disagree, 8 = Can’t Choose.” Items y 8 to y 12 had lead-in: “Now some more questions about your working conditions. Please circle one code for each item below to show how often it applies to your work. 1 = Always, 2 = Often, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Hardly Ever, 5 = Never, 8 = Can’t Choose”. y 8 is reverse coded. Sex: 1 = male, 2 = female. Age: in years. Only those working 10 h per week or more for pay responded to the above questions. According to Cheung and Lau: y 1 to y 4 indicate quality of Job Context; y 5 to y 8 indicate quality of Job Content; and y 9 to y 12 indicate quality of Work Environment