Authors

  • Nalom Siagian
    HKBP Nommensen University, Indonesia

DOI:

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Keywords:

Public services people's income employment status

Abstract

Research Objectives The aim of this research is to determine and analyze the extent to which variables of people's income, employment status and social conditions influence increasing public service satisfaction through the quality of public services as an intervening variable . Originality The subjects of this research are the residents/community of Medan City, where the variables in this research are independent variables, namely people's income, employment status, and social conditions , the dependent variable, namely the variable increasing public service satisfaction and the intervening variable is the service quality variable public . The results of data analysis used SEM analysis using SMART PLS 4.0 software. Data collection techniques through questionnaire studies . Design/methodology/approach Method research using descriptive quantitative data analysis methods using the structural equation model (SEM) method, where the results of data processing using the SEM method are carried out using the PLS 4.0 application . Findings From the results of this research, the conclusions that exist are that partially the variables of people's income, employment status and social conditions have an influence on increasing satisfaction with public services and influence the quality of public services. Simultaneously, the variables of people's income, employment status and social conditions influence increasing public service satisfaction through the variable quality of public services as an intervening variable . Implementation : Increasing people's income, good employment status and social conditions which require the Medan City Government to implement the principle of maximum service will tend to have an impact on improving service quality and increasing satisfaction with the public services provided to the community.


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PUBLISHED DATE: - 03-08-2024

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ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT

INFLUENCE THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SERVICE

SATISFACTION IN MEDAN CITY


Nalom Siagian

HKBP Nommensen University, Indonesia

Email: -

nalom.siagian@uhn.ac.id

INTRODUCTION

Public services in several regions, such as

provinces, districts/cities, are a form of obligation
for leaders to implement concepts which are

development concepts for society, where to ensure
public services run effectively, the government

often implements a monitoring and evaluation

system. Apart from that, active community

participation in providing input and reporting

problems is also very important to improve service
quality (Kagarmanova, Ainur, 2022) .
This public service includes bureaucratic services

in terms of services to the community regarding

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sudden responses, massive responses and
spontaneous responses to find solutions to every

problem in society and problems in government
(Lawrence, Akinluyi Muyiwa, Oluwatoyin & and

Charles, 2018 ) .
Apart from bureaucratic services, public services

consist of health services, such as hospital services,
health clinics, vaccination programs and public

health services. Apart from that, there are forms of
educational services ranging from elementary,

middle school, high school and tertiary education
services, services in the form of security, such as

police, fire and ambulance services, infrastructure
services, such as road maintenance, provision of

clean water and electricity services (Ebhote,
Oseremen and Nkebem, 2019) .
Apart from the services described above, there are

other services in the form of transportation

services, such as public transportation services,
traffic management services, airport and port

services. There are other social services in the form
of social assistance services, orphanages and

nursing homes, as well as rehabilitation services
(Haryadi, 2022) .
There are several things that influence the public

services of a government, such as regulatory

factors and legal rules, such as the policies
implemented by the government which determine

how public services are managed and delivered,
where these policies are synchronized with making

laws relating to public services (Efthymiou ,
Dimitrios, 2018) .
There are other factors, namely economic and

social factors, where these factors consist of
people's income, where the level of income

influences an individual's ability to access certain

services and influences expectations regarding the
quality of services, and people with low economic

status may have limited access to quality services
or facing obstacles in accessing basic services

(Kamalulil, Errna Nadhirah, Panatik, Siti Aisyah
and Sarwar, 2021) .
Other factors, such as employment status, where

good, stable and formal employment status tend to
provide better access to services, such as health

insurance and education. Stable work will increase
income, and will enable people to pay for health

and education facilities, and be able to create stable
health, where increased satisfaction with health

and education services can be felt by the
community through access and use of health

facilities, because they are able to pay and can be
served well (Radu, Florin, 2022)
There are also social condition factors, such as

social norms that give rise to a culture of service in

each region, where service is the most absolute and
essential thing in order to create a form of excellent

service, as well as creating a form of magic from the
satisfaction of users of public services, thus

influencing the will of users, namely people to
continue using the services they have (D, Gashi, R,

Halimi and H, 2023) .
Excellent service will provide a form of quality

service and tends to make users (the public) will
always use existing service products if the service

provided tends to be able to create the most
superior and quality form of service, where quality

service for public services is a service that meets or
exceed community expectations in terms of

efficiency,

effectiveness,

accessibility

and

responsibility (Gabinete, Greta, 2022) .
Services are provided quickly without calculating

accuracy and quality. Services that are easily

accessible to all levels of society, including those in
remote areas or who have special needs. Services

that are responsive to community needs and
complaints, with an effective feedback mechanism

(Gamaliel, Hendrik, Kalangi & and Warongan,
2022) .
Medna City is one of the cities that does not provide

good public services, where during the period of

2022 the number of people served was 40%, while
in 2023 the number of people served was 33%.

This occurs because there is still an opinion that
public services require users who have funds,

where everyone who has maximum income will
tend to take advantage of access to public services,

while for those with minimal income, it will be
difficult to access public services. This is a

challenge in itself for the Medan City Government


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to always serve the community well, where
existing public services still apply old methods.

Those who have money and good jobs can access
public services, on the other hand, those who lack

money and don't have permanent jobs will find it
difficult to get access to public services. , so that it

has an impact on decreasing public satisfaction
with public services in the City of Medan, thus

affecting the low quality of service which results in
the service and performance of the Medan City

Government also being low. Apart from that, social

conditions that have not yet implemented
appropriate and appropriate norms, namely

serving the community, are still not being
implemented well, so this will have an impact on

decreasing service satisfaction, which will make
the quality of the services provided less good and

have an impact on decreasing the performance of
the Medan City Government.

FORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM

The problem formulation that emerges from this

research is how the variables of people's income,

employment status, and social conditions influence
increasing public service satisfaction through the

quality of public services as an intervening
variable.

RESEARCH PURPOSES

The aim of this research is to determine and

analyze the extent to which variables of people's

income, employment status and social conditions
influence increasing public service satisfaction

through the quality of public services as an
intervening variable.

RESEARCH ORIGINALITY

The subjects of this research are the

residents/community of Medan City, where the

variables in this research are independent
variables, namely people's income, employment

status, and social conditions, the dependent
variable, namely the variable increasing

satisfaction with public services and the

intervening variable is the variable quality of public
services . The results of data analysis used SEM

analysis using SMART PLS 4.0 software. Data

collection techniques through questionnaire
studies.

LITERATURE REVIEW
Public service

Public services are various types of services

provided by the government, both at the national,

regional and local levels, to meet the needs and
interests of society. This service aims to improve

people's welfare and covers various areas such as
health,

education,

security,

infrastructure,

transportation and administrative services (Gunes,

Huseyin Nihat and Bilek, 2020) .
The forms of public services include health

services, security services, social services,

education services, infrastructure services and
transportation

services

and

infrastructure

services, as well as administrative services
(Romero-Subia, Jose Fernando, 2022) .
The indicators of public services are:
1.

There is good service

2.

User satisfaction

3.

Measurable service

4.

Improving service quality (Ma, Liang and

Zheng, 2019) .

Community Income

Community income is something that is obtained

from people's work abilities, where this income is
obtained from people's efforts to carry out real

work according to their field (Matraeva, Liliia
Valerievna, 2020) . Public income is the amount of

money an individual or household earns in a

certain period of time, usually a year, from various
sources such as salaries, wages, business profits,

investments, and government transfers. People's
income is one of the important economic indicators

that reflects the economic and social well-being of
a population (del Río-Vázquez, María-Elena

Sánchez, Rodríguez-Rad, Carlos J. and Revilla-
Camacho, 2019) .
Community income indicators are:
1.

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2.

Skills

3.

Economic conditions (NVE, Mazibuko and

MA, 2019) .

JOB STATUS

Employment status Refers to a person's

employment situation or conditions in the

workforce. This includes the type and
characteristics of work, employment relationships,

and job stability and security. Employment status
can affect income, access to welfare services, and

an individual's overall well-being (Masuku, Mfundo

Mandla, Mlambo, Victor H. and Ndlovu, 2022) .
By understanding various employment statuses

and the factors that influence them, individuals and

policy makers can make better decisions to
improve the quality and stability of employment in

society (Le

kić, Nemanja, 2019) .

Employment status indicators are:
1.

Economic conditions

2.

Geographic conditions

3.

Level of education

4.

Demographics (Chien, Nguyen Ba and

Thanh, 2022)

Social Conditions

Social conditions refer to the state of society which

includes various aspects of life, such as economic

well-being, social relations, education, health,
culture and security. Social conditions affect the

quality of life of individuals and communities as
well as general welfare (Sari, 2021) . By identifying

and addressing factors that influence social

conditions, policy makers and community leaders
can work towards improving the quality of life and

overall well-being of society (Atanasov, P., 2018)
Indicators of social conditions are:
1.

Economic factors

2.

Education

3.

Improvement of public services (Paramita,

Puteri, 2018) .

Increasing Public Service Satisfaction

Improving the quality of public services is one of

the main goals of the government and public

organizations to ensure community welfare.
Strategic steps that can be taken to improve the

quality of public services include various aspects of
management, technology, human resources and

community participation (Mohd Wahid, Siti
Daleela, 2020) .
The benefits of increasing public service

satisfaction are:
1.

Increasing community welfare

2.

Public trust and satisfaction

3.

Improved quality of life

4.

Increasing community participation (Austin,

Trecy and Hestiriniah, 2021) .

Indicators of increasing satisfaction with public

services are:
1.

Service availability

2.

Quality of service

3.

Transparency and accountability

4.

Efficiency and effectiveness (Salisu, Umar

Obafemi, 2019) .

Quality of Public Services

The quality of public services is a measure of how

well the services provided by the government or

public organizations meet the needs and

expectations of the community. High quality public
services reflect efficiency, effectiveness and user

satisfaction (Valarmathi, 2018) . The aim of public
service quality is to ensure that the services

provided by the government or public
organizations meet or even exceed the

expectations and needs of society. By achieving this
goal, public services can contribute to community

welfare, operational efficiency, and trust in public
institutions (Peng, Xin Xin and Zhang, 2022) .

Public service quality indicators:

1.

Increase community satisfaction

2.

Increase transparency and accountability

3.

Improving economic prosperity


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4.

Strengthening community participation

(Yuan, 2021) .

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The description of the research conceptual

framework is:

Figure 1 Conceptual Framework

Hypothesis

1.

People's income influences increasing

satisfaction with public services
2.

Employment status influences increasing

satisfaction with public services
3.

Social conditions influence increasing

satisfaction with public services
4.

People's income influences the quality of

public services
5.

Employment status influences the quality of

public services
6.

Social conditions influence the quality of

public services
7.

The quality of public services influences

increasing public service satisfaction
8.

People's income influences increasing

satisfaction with public services through the

quality of public services as an intervening variable
9.

Employment status influences increasing

public service satisfaction through public service

quality as an intervening variable
10.

Social conditions influence increasing public

service satisfaction through public service quality
as an intervening variable.

RESEARCH METHODS
Method This research was conducted using

quantitative descriptive methods using structural

equation model (SEM) analysis methods, which
according to (Austin, Trecy and Hestiriniah, 2021)

stages in SEM, including model specification,
parameter estimation, model testing, and model

modification . The population in this study was
2,494,512 residents of Medan City in 2023, where

the sampling method was carried out using the
accidental sampling method , where according to

(Jakit, Fathin Hanani Abdul, 2023) the sampling

method using accidental sampling is a sampling
method. The samples are located around the

research location.
The number of samples taken can be done using the

Slovin formula as follows:
n = N / ( 1 + Ne² ) = 2,494,512 / (1 + 2,494,512 x

0.1²) = 99.99 = 100 inhabitants of Medan City .





Peningkata

n

Kepuasan

Layanan

Publik

Pendapatan

Masyarakat

Status

Pekerjaan

Kondisi Sosial

Kualitas

Pelayanan

Publik


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RESEARCH RESULT AND DISCUSSION
RESEARCH RESULT

Descriptive Testing
Descriptive testing was carried out by analyzing

the characteristics of respondents from a cluster of
93 students in the 100 population of Medan City .

The

descriptive

analysis

regarding

the

characteristics of respondents according to the

following table is:

Table 1 Characteristics of Respondents

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Gender

Man

55

55

Woman

45

45

Age

20-24 Years

41

41

25-30 Years

50

50

31-50 Years

8

8

The table above explains that the respondents who answered the most questions based on gender were

male respondents at 55% or 55 respondents, while the respondents who answered the least questions

were female respondents at 45% or around 45 respondents. Characteristics of respondents based on age,

those who answered the most questions were respondents in the 25-30 year age range, 50% or 50
respondents, while those who answered the least were respondents in the 31-50 year age range, 8% or

8 respondents.
The output from the SEM test can be described through the following Bootstrapping diagram:

Figure 2 Bootstrapping diagram






































PM

PM

2

PM

3

SP

1

0,8

44

0,8

65

KPP

PKLP

PKL

P 1

PKL

P 2

PKL

P 3

PKL

P 4

0,8

87

0,8

45

0,8

31

5,2

45

5,1

20

5,4

20

6,3

32

SP

2

PM

1

0,8

72

0,8

41

0,8

43

0,8

24

SP

0,7

50

KPP

1

KP

P 2

KPP

3

6,4

60

0,8

66

4,5

37

0,8

80

6,6

50

0,7

63

SP

3

KS

KS 1

KS

2

KS 3

0,8

79

0,8

80

0,8

67

5,4

43

4,2

68

4,5

21

SP

4

0,7

71

KPP

4

0,7

87


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Convergent Validity Analysis

(Jakit, Fathin Hanani Abdul, 2023) states that convergent validity analysis is a process for assessing how

well the indicators designed to measure a particular construct really correlate with each other . The

results of the convergent validity test in this research are as follows:

Table 2 Test Convergent Validity

Variable

Indicator

Outer

Loading

Community

Income (X

1

)

PM 1

0.865

PM 2

0.872

PM 3

0.844

Employment

Status (X

2

)

SP 1

0.841

SP 2

0.750

SP 3

0.866

SP 4

0.771

Social
Conditions

(X

3

)

CS 1

0.879

CS 2

0.880

CS 3

0.867

Increase in
Public

Service
Satisfaction

(Y)

PKLP 1

0.831

PKLP 2

0.845

PKLP 3

0.887

PKLP 4

0.843

Quality of
Public

Services (Z)

KPP 1

0.880

KPP 2

0.763

KPP 3

0.824

KPP 4

0.787

Source: Data Processing Results with PLS 3.0, 2024

The table above states that the existing data is feasible and suitable to be submitted for data analysis in

subsequent research .

Average Variant Extracted (AVE) Analysis

(Jakit, Fathin Hanani Abdul, 2023) states that the AVE test shows how much variance is captured by a

latent construct compared to the error variance. The Average Variant Extracted (AVE) test results are in
the following table:


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Table 3 AVE Test

Variable

AVE

Community Income (X

1

)

0.837

Employment Status (X

2

)

0.877

Social Conditions (X

3

)

0.867

Increase in Public Service Satisfaction (Y)

0.847

Quality of Public Services (Z)

0.857

Source: Data Processing Results with PLS 4.0, 2024

The table above states that the Average Variant

Extracted (AVE) value is greater than 0.5, which
means that the existing construct equation is valid

and worthy of being submitted for data analysis for
subsequent research .

Composite Reliability Analysis

According to (Zhou, Xiaogang, 2021) Composite

Reliability testing is used to assess the internal

consistency of indicators that measure a latent

construct in Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). CR is

similar to Cronbach's alpha, but is considered more
accurate in the context of SEM because it takes into

account the factor loading of each indicator. This
can be seen in the following table:

Table 4 Composite Reliability Test

Variable

Composite Reliability

Community Income (X

1

)

0.884

Employment Status (X

2

)

0.824

Social Conditions (X

3

)

0.764

Increase in Public Service Satisfaction (Y)

0.873

Quality of Public Services (Z)

0.883

Source: Data Processing Results with PLS 4.0, 2024

The table above states that value Composite

reliability is greater than 0.6 significance, meaning
that the existing construct data is reliable and

suitable for use in subsequent research.

Discriminant Validity Analysis

In confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) or structural

equation modeling (SEM), discriminant validity
analysis is the ability of a construct to truly differ

from other constructs in the model. The results of
the Discriminant Validity analysis can be seen in

Table 5 below:

Table 5 Discriminant Validity Analysis

Increasing

Public

Service

Satisfaction

Moderating

Effect 1

Increasing

Public

Service

Satisfaction

Moderating

Effect 2

Increasing

Public

Service

Satisfaction

Moderating

Effect 3

Increasing

Public

Service

Satisfaction

Moderating

Effect 4

Increasing

Public

Service

Satisfaction

Effect 5


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Community

Income

,751

1,000

,786

,617

,786

Job status

,665

,733

1,000

,722

,834

Social
Conditions

,751

,786

,835

,765

1,000

Increasing

Public
Service

Satisfaction

1,000

,755

,665

,636

,755

HR
Development

,617

,627

,756

1,000

,759

Source: PLS Data Processing Results, 2023

Based on the table above, it can be seen that the AVE value of the construct equation is greater and has a

greater difference from other construct equations, which means that there is no influence between the
construct variables on Discriminant Validity .

Path Coefficient Testing

As for the path coefficient test , it can be seen from this table:

Table 6 R Square Test

Variable

R Square

Community Income (X

1

)

0.882

Employment Status (X

2

)

0.822

Social Conditions (X

3

)

0.862

Increase in Public Service Satisfaction
(Y)

0.872

Quality of Public Services (Z)

0.852

Source: Data Processing Results with PLS 3.0, 2023

From the existing table, the R Square value of the variable increasing satisfaction with public services

can be explained by the variables people's income, employment status, social conditions and quality of

public services, amounting to 87.2%, while the remaining 12.8% can be explained by other variables
which are not discussed. through study This .

Hypothesis testing

The results of hypothesis testing can be seen in the following table:

Table 7 Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis

Influence

T-Statistics

P-Value

Results

H1

Community income
increases

6,332

0,000

Accepted


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satisfaction

with

public services

H2

Employment status

on increasing
satisfaction with

public services

5,120

0.001

Accepted

H3

Social conditions

towards increasing
satisfaction with

public services

4,537

0.002

Accepted

H4

Community income

on the quality of
public services

6,460

0,000

Accepted

H5

Employment status
on the quality of

public services

5 ,420

0,000

Accepted

H6

Social conditions on

the quality of public
services

4,268

0.001

Accepted

H7

The

quality

of

public

services

towards increasing
public

service

satisfaction

5,245

0,000

Accepted

H8

Community income

increases

public

service satisfaction

through

public

service quality as an

intervening
variable

6,650

0.001

Accepted

H9

Employment status
on increasing public

service satisfaction
through

public

service quality as an
intervening

variable

5,443

0,000

Accepted

H10

Social

conditions

towards increasing
public

service

satisfaction through
public

service

quality

as

an

intervening

variable

4,521

0,000

Accepted


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Source: Data Processing Results with PLS 3.0, 2023

According to the table above, it can be concluded

that partially the variables of people's income,

employment status and social conditions have an
influence on increasing satisfaction with public

services and influence the quality of public

services. Simultaneously, the variables of people's
income, employment status and social conditions

influence increasing public service satisfaction
through the variable quality of public services as an

intervening variable.

DISCUSSION
Community Income Influences Increasing

Satisfaction with Public Services

The results of the research state that people's

income has an effect on increasing satisfaction with

public services . This is in accordance with research
(Haryadi, 2022) which states that people's income

will tend to pay more for the services provided and
will tend to have high expectations for good service

and will also increase satisfaction when they use

these public services.

Employment Status Influences Increasing

Public Service Satisfaction

The research results explain that employment

status has an effect on increasing satisfaction with

public services . This is in line with research (Radu,
Florin, 2022) which states that employment status

will tend to have easier access to public satisfaction
in order to increase satisfaction with public

services and make service users always use these
services.

Social Working Conditions Influence the

Increase in Public Service Satisfaction

According to research results, social condition

variables have an influence on increasing
satisfaction with public services . This is in

accordance with research (Gamaliel, Hendrik,
Kalangi & and Warongan, 2022) which states that

emerging social conditions will tend to make State
officials have to always increase their capacity in

serving the community, so that it will have a high
impact on satisfaction with the services that will be

provided. given.

Community Income Influences the Quality of

Public Services

The research results state that people's income

influences the quality of public services . This is in
accordance with research (Kamalulil, Errna

Nadhirah, Panatik, Siti Aisyah and Sarwar, 2021)
which explains that people who have good incomes

will be able to increase access to public services,
where public services that are easily accessible

now are inseparable from increasing quality. public
services provided through the implementation of a

system that makes it easier to assist existing public
services.

Employment Status Influences Improving the

Quality of Public Services

The research results show that the employment

status variable influences the quality of public
services. This situation is in line with research

(Gabinete, Greta, 2022) which states that good

employment status will tend to be able to open and
access an agency's public service system which

gives hope for continuing to improve the services
provided.

Social Conditions Influence the Improvement of

the Quality of Public Services

The research results show that variables Social

conditions influence the quality of public services.
This is in accordance with research (Gunes,

Huseyin Nihat and Bilek, 2020) which explains that
increasing the quality of service will have an impact

on improving the social conditions of government
officials to always provide more services.

Public Service Quality Influences Increasing

Public Service Satisfaction

The results of the research explain that public

service quality variables have an influence on
increasing public service satisfaction. This is in line

with research (Ma, Liang and Zheng, 2019) which
states that the better the quality of services

implemented must be in line with increasing public
service satisfaction to always use the services


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provided by the Government.
Community Income Influences Increasing Service

Satisfaction Public Through Quality of Public

Services as an Intervening Variable
The research results show that the income variable

influences

community

participation

in

development through the quality of public services

as an intervening variable . This is in accordance
with research (Romero-Subia, Jose Fernando,

2022) which explains that the role of people who
have good incomes will tend to be served with good

access to services and will make the quality of
service even better, so that it will make people feel

high satisfaction regarding the services provided.
Employment Status Influences Increasing Service

Satisfaction Public Through Quality of Public
Services as an Intervening Variable
The research results show that the income variable

influences

community

participation

in

development through the quality of public services

as an intervening variable . This is in accordance

with research (D, Gashi, R, Halimi and H, 2023)
which states that high employment status will

make it easier to access public services and make
people as users easily served and create

satisfaction in using these services. , so that it will
improve the quality of services provided.
Social Conditions Influence the Increase in Service

Satisfaction Public Through Quality of Public
Services as an Intervening Variable
The research results show that income influences

community participation in development through

the quality of public services as an intervening
variable. This is in line with research

(Kagarmanova, Ainur, 2022) which states that the
better the social conditions of society, the easier it

will be to serve public services, which will make
users satisfied in using public services, and will

tend to improve the quality of existing services.

IMPLEMENTATION

Increasing people's income, good employment

status and social conditions that require the Medan
City Government to implement the principle of

maximum service will tend to have an impact on
improving service quality and increasing

satisfaction with the public services provided to
the community.

CONCLUSION

From the results of this research, the conclusions

are that partially the variables of people's income,

employment status and social conditions have an
influence on increasing satisfaction with public

services and influence the quality of public
services. Simultaneously, the variables of people's

income, employment status and social conditions
influence increasing public service satisfaction

through the variable quality of public services as an
intervening variable.

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