Influence of Perceived Socio-Demographic Variables on Job Performance

Abstract

The study examined the influence of perceived socio-demographic variables namely gender, age, job category and educational qualification on job performance among employees of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. Ex post facto research design was utilized for the study. Multi-stage random sampling was used to select the Faculties and Departments while convenient sampling was used to select 206 participants that participated in the study. Instrument used to collect responses from the selected participants was adapted from Health Productivity Questionnaire (HPQ). Data collected were analyzed using t-test for independent groups. Findings from this study showed that gender, age, job category and educational qualification has no influence on job performance.