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Table 1 Perceived recognition (%) at the societal level and at the workplace

From: Lack of recognition at the societal level heightens turnover considerations among Nordic eldercare workers: a quantitative analysis of survey data

Sample

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Recognition at the societal level

 Valued by top municipal officials/politicians?

  - Yes, very much/quite much valued

11.4

7.0

*

9.3

  - Not much valued

28.3

37.9

*

19.9

  - Not at all valued

33.5

33.7

*

32.8

  - Don’t know

26.7

21.4

*

38.1

  N = 100.0 %

996

962

*

754

 Valued by mass media?

  - Yes, very much/quite much valued

8.6

11.9

15.2

8.8

  - Not much valued

33.9

41.5

34.6

22.4

  - Not at all valued

35.6

23.1

18.9

32.3

  - Don’t know

21.9

23.5

31.3

36.5

  N = 100.0 %

990

958

882

750

 Valued by the general public?

  - Yes, very much/quite much valued

20.3

36.9

45.0

27.9

 - Not much valued

39.8

43.1

25.6

23.2

  - Not at all valued

21.2

6.5

6.5

17.4

  - Don’t know

18.6

13.5

23.0

31.5

  N = 100.0 %

989

963

892

753

Recognition at the workplace

 Valued by recipients?

  - Yes, very much/quite much

91.5

87.3

95.3

94.6

  - Not much

6.8

10.4

3.3

3.6

  - Not at all valued

0.2

0.4

0.1

0.3

  - Don’t know

1.5

1.9

1.2

1.6

  N = 100.0 %

999

962

897

757

 Valued by work colleagues?

  - Yes, very much/quite much

85.6

87.6

89.4

88.1

  - Not much

10.9

8.3

6.9

7.3

  - Not at all valued

0.8

0.8

0.3

0.9

  - Don’t know

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.7

  N = 100.0 %

999

964

897

756

  1. *This question was not asked in the Norwegian survey