I.

Profile of the Respondents

1. Age
Table 3
Frequency and percentage Distribution of
Respondents According to Age

AGE BRACKET FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

18 – 29 11 23.91
30 – 39 16 34.78
40 – 49 15 32.61
50 – 50 4 8.96
60 AND ABOVE 0 0
TOTAL 46 100
Table 3 explains the frequency distribution of the respondents according to age. It
illustrates that most of the respondents fall under the age bracket of 30-39 which is equivalent to
34.78 % of the total number of respondents.
2. Gender
Table 4
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of
Respondents According to Gender

GENDER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Male 30 65.22
Female 16 34.78
TOTAL 46 100
Table 4 shows the respondents profile as to Gender. It shows that most of the respondents
are male with a frequency of 30 or equivalent to 65.22 percent. This means that most of the
respondents are male in the sense that this is really the profession for men.
 Table 7
Weighted mean and descriptive interpretation of Respondents’ responses
on the causes of work -related stress among the PNP
Personnel at Custodial Service Unit

CAUSES OF WORK-RELATED TOTAL WEIGHTED DESCRIPTIVE

STRESS POINTS MEAN INTERPRETATION
1. Heavy Work Load 137 2.98 Sometimes
2. Deadlines 128 2.78 Sometimes
3. Work Pressure 138 3.00 Sometimes
4. Conflict with Colleagues 99 2.15 Seldom
5. Personal Problems 148 3.28 Always
6. Challenges in Work 134 2.91 Sometimes
7. Lack of Training 116 2.52 Sometimes
8. Exhaustion 136 2.96 Sometimes
9. Role conflicts 107 3.33 Always
10. Job insecurity 92 2.00 Seldom
AVERAGE WEIGHTED MEAN 2.79 SOMETIMES

The table above shows the causes work related stress of the PNP Personnel at the
Custodial service Unit. The average weighted mean of the 46 respondents is 2.79. This means
that the respondents are SOMETIMES it causes stress in their workplace. This further implies
that causes stress in the workplace are lack of training, challenges in work, heavy workload and
work pressures especially of submitting reports on deadlines.

COMMON QUALITATIVE SCALE IN SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

1. On Agreement / Approval
4- Very Strongly Agree - very strongly approved
3- Strongly Agree - strongly approved
2- Disagree - disapproved
1- Strongly disagree - strongly disapproved

2. On Frequency
5- always - most frequent
4- often - frequent
3- sometimes - moderately frequent
2- seldom - rarely
1- never -
3. On the Extent
5- outstanding -
4- very extensive - very much
3- extensive - much
2- fairly extensive - very little
1- not extensive - not at all

4. On Satisfaction / Quality
5- excellent - outstanding
4- very good - very satisfactory
3- good - satisfactory
2- fair - fairly satisfactory
1- poor - unsatisfactory

5. On Success
5- extremely successful
4- very successful
3- successful
2- fairly successful
1- unsuccessful

6. On Favorableness
5- extremely favorable
4- very favorable
3- favorable - favorable
2- fairly favorable - unfavorable
1- unfavorable - indifferent

7. On Adequacy
5- very adequate
4- adequate
3- moderately adequate
2- fairly adequate
1- inadequate
8. On Seriousness of Problem
4- very alarming - very serious - extremely affected
3- alarming - serious - very affected - severe problem
2- somewhat alarming somewhat serious affected - moderate problem
1- un alarming - not serious - unaffected - no problem

9. On Importance
4- extremely important
3- very important
2- important
1- fairly important

10. On Attitude
4- very positive - very pleasant
3- positive - pleasant
2- negative - unpleasant
1- very negative - very unpleasant

t- test = 2 groups to compare

ANOVA = 3 or more groups to compare
SPEARMAN = order or rank