Table 1 Means, standard deviations, and intercorrelations in the whole sample (N \( = \) 1,012) and the subsamples of self-employed (N \( = \) 177), private-company-employed (N \( = \) 541), and state-employed (N \( = \) 294) respondents

1. Obj. success (salary)

      All

6.35

2.31

0.47^∗∗∗

0.12^∗∗∗

0.30^∗∗∗

0.47^∗∗∗

0.52^∗∗∗

      Self-employed

6.90

3.45

0.42^∗∗∗

0.32^∗∗∗

0.46^∗∗∗

0.58^∗∗∗

0.49^∗∗∗

      Private sector

6.82

1.91

0.39^∗∗∗

0.14^∗∗

0.32^∗∗∗

0.40^∗∗∗

0.49^∗∗∗

      Public sector

5.17

1.61

0.52^∗∗∗

−0.15^∗∗

0.04  ns

0.19^∗∗

0.56^∗∗∗

2. Obj. success (position)

      All

1.62

1.22

0.05  ns

0.18^∗∗∗

0.32^∗∗∗

0.30^∗∗∗

      Self-employed

2.20

1.14

0.15  ns

0.27^∗∗∗

0.31^∗∗∗

0.38^∗∗∗

      Private sector

1.79

1.11

0.07  ns

0.23^∗∗∗

0.36^∗∗∗

0.16^∗∗

      Public sector

0.98

1.19

−0.06  ns

0.02  ns

0.25^∗∗∗

0.28^∗∗∗

3. Self-referent subj. success (job satisfaction)

      All

3.72

0.75

0.56^∗∗∗

0.34^∗∗∗

−0.01  ns

      Self-employed

3.82

0.79

0.68^∗∗∗

0.55^∗∗∗

0.09  ns

      Private sector

3.69

0.71

0.52^∗∗∗

0.30^∗∗∗

−0.05  ns

      Public sector

3.69

0.78

0.53^∗∗∗

0.25^∗∗∗

−0.10  ns

4. Self-referent subj. success (career satisfaction)

      All

3.62

0.73

0.56^∗∗∗

0.12^∗∗∗

      Self-employed

3.72

0.84

0.70^∗∗∗

0.22^∗∗

      Private sector

3.62

0.70

0.54^∗∗∗

0.05  ns

      Public sector

3.57

0.71

0.47^∗∗∗

0.08  ns

5. Other-ref. subj. success

      All

3.46

0.70

0.12^∗∗∗

      Self-employed

3.50

0.90

0.30^∗∗∗

      Private sector

3.50

0.66

0.15^∗∗

      Public sector

3.36

0.63

0.14^∗

6. Work hours

      All

37.82

7.84

      Self-employed

40.48

11.97

      Private sector

38.14

5.69

      Public sector

35.62

7.54