Demographic Factors and Its Influence on Job Satisfaction in Adamawa State University, Mubi

Abstract

This study identified the rationale that prompted the problems on how workers’ satisfaction can help eliminate and reduce the problems that led to the complains made by students and other stakeholders. The major objective of the study is to examine the influence of demographic factors on job satisfaction of workers in Adamawa State University, Mubi. The total population of the study is eight hundred and twenty four (824) which comprises of two hundred and thirty two Academic Staff (232) and five hundred and ninety two (592) non academic Staff of different carders, the sample size for this study is 269. The instrument used for collecting data from the respondents is the questionnaire, and the data collected from the respondents was analyzed using percentage analysis. The regression analysis shows that the t – statistics is negative and positively signed (r = -12.846, - = 0.243, 0.085 & -13.818, P < 0.05). Also the findings revealed that staffs are not satisfied with the content quality of their responsibility. The study therefore, recommends that management should be give due consideration when dealing with staff in a flexible ways not rigid, the management should also provide adequate technical support needed to carry out their duties diligently. Keywords: Demographic, factors, influence, job & satisfaction.