Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

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mosphere assessment between the public and private sectors. In both sectors,
64 % of the respondents think that the atmosphere is good. Those deeming it
poor constitute 12 % of the public-sector and 9 % of the private-sector personnel.
THERE IS A PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE AND A SPIRIT OF SOLIDARITY
100%
50%
0%
-50%
67%
-9%
LATVIA ESTONIA LITHUANIA
58%
60%
64%
56%
-15% -12% -10% -11%
Somewhat agree Totally agree
-100%
'98 '02 '98 '02 '98 '02
Totally agree 40% 31% 29% 30% 17% 19%
48%
-21%
Totally disagree Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree 27% 27% 31% 34% 39% 29%
Somewhat disagree -5% -10% -8% -7% -9% -14%
Totally disagree -4% -5% -4% -3% -2% -7%
In Latvia, the general trend in work atmosphere has been negative. A majority
of the working people (58 %) still experience the atmosphere at their place of
work as positive; but the percentage who consider it extremely good has fallen
clearly since the last survey. At the same time, the dissatisfied proportion has
grown to 15 %.
Latvia's public-sector personnel evaluate the workplace atmosphere more
positively than those in the private sector. Close to two-thirds (63 %) regard it
as good, whereas only just over half (56 %) in the private sector think that
way. There are no differences between the sectors in the percentages of dissatisfied
persons - which means that the private sector clearly has more who
do not see the atmosphere as good any more than bad. Because the women
work in the public sector more commonly than the men, it is no surprise that