This survey shows the percentage of employers in the U.S. who stated their company's wellness program had positive impacts from 2015 to 2018. Almost 4 in 5 employers said their workplace wellness program positively impacted worker's health, productivity and performance and around 7 out of 10 employers felt the same for healthcare costs as of 2018.
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Percentage of employers in the U.S. who stated their company's wellness program had positive impacts from 2015 to 2018
This survey shows the percentage of employers in the U.S. who stated their company's wellness program had positive impacts from 2015 to 2018. Almost 4 in 5 employers said their workplace wellness program positively impacted worker's health, productivity and performance and around 7 out of 10 employers felt the same for healthcare costs as of 2018.
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| Worker's health | Productivity and performance | Healthcare costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 79% | 77% | 71% |
| 2017 | 78% | 75% | 69% |
| 2016 | 82% | 80% | 72% |
| 2015 | 82% | 80% | 71% |
| Worker's health | Productivity and performance | Healthcare costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 79% | 77% | 71% |
| 2017 | 78% | 75% | 69% |
| 2016 | 82% | 80% | 72% |
| 2015 | 82% | 80% | 71% |
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This survey shows the percentage of employers in the U.S. who stated their company's wellness program had positive impacts from 2015 to 2018. Almost 4 in 5 employers said their workplace wellness program positively impacted worker's health, productivity and performance and around 7 out of 10 employers felt the same for healthcare costs as of 2018.
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- Release date
- November 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- August 2 to September 6, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 723 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- employer decision makers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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Original question: What impact has your workplace health promotion program had on… (please use the following scale)?
Surveys for 2015 and 2016 were carried out between August and September of the respective years, while the survey for 2017 was carried out between July and August of that year.
2015 n=811, 2016 n=777, 2017 n=839
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- August 2 to September 6, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 723 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- employer decision makers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
Original question: What impact has your workplace health promotion program had on… (please use the following scale)?
Surveys for 2015 and 2016 were carried out between August and September of the respective years, while the survey for 2017 was carried out between July and August of that year.
2015 n=811, 2016 n=777, 2017 n=839
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- Percentage of employers in the U.S. who stated their company's wellness program had positive impacts from 2015 to 2017Employer opinion on positive impacts of company wellness programs U.S. 2015-2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults that agreed or disagreed that workplaces should take active steps to help their employees' mental health as of 2018U.S. adults' opinions on employer provided mental health help as of 2018
- Total employer/employee health care costs in the U.S. in 2009 and 2017U.S. employer and employee health care costs in 2009 and 2017
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- Occupational injury and death
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- Number of occupational injury deaths in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016, by genderNumber of U.S. occupational injury deaths 2003-2016 by gender
- Occupational injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in the U.S. in 2016, by ageOccupational injury death rate in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Health-related work absence
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- Number of sick leave days U.S. adults took last year as of 2017, by ageNumber of sick days taken by U.S. adults in the past year as of 2017, by age
- Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States, as of March 2018, by occupation and type of leave provisionPercentage of U.S. workers with access to paid sick leave 2018, by occupation
- Median days away from work due to nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the U.S. in 2016 , by industry sector*Days away from work due to nonfatal work injuries in the U.S. 2016, by industry
- Impact of missed work due to diabetes among workers in the U.S. as of 2017Impact of unplanned absenteeism among U.S. workers with diabetes 2017
- Work-related stress
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- Workplace health benefits
The most important statistics
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- Percentage of employers in the U.S. that offered wellness classes, services and tools as of 2018U.S. employers that offered health classes and tools in 2018
- Percentage of U.S. firms with 25 to 49 workers offering health benefits from 1999 to 2018Percentage of U.S. firms with 25 to 49 workers offering health benefits 1999-2018
- Percentage of U.S. firms with 50 to 199 workers offering health benefits from 1999 to 2018Health benefits in the U.S.: firms consisting of 50 to 199 workers 1999-2018
- Percentage of U.S. employees who stated their company offered programs regarding burnout prevention or reintegration as of February 2017U.S. employees whose companies offered burnout prevention programs 2017
- Percentage of U.S. employees who stated their company offered programs regarding burnout prevention or reintegration as of February 2017, by weekly working hoursU.S. employees in companies with burnout prevention programs 2017, by working hours
- Percentage of U.S. employees that had the option to have a standing desk provided or subsidized by their employer from 2014 to 2018Employees with standing desks provided by their employer U.S. 2014 to 2018
- Health spending distribution of U.S. private business from 2012 to 2016Health spending distribution of U.S. private business 2012-2016
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- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who had been told by a doctor or nurse they had diabetes as of 2016, by occupation typeShare of U.S. adults with diabetes 2016, by occupation type
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who consumed 15 or more alcoholic drinks per week as of 2016, by occupation typeShare of U.S. adults drinking 15 or more drinks per week 2016, by occupation type
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were smokers as of 2016, by occupation typeShare of U.S. adults who were smokers 2016, by occupation type
- Estimated prevalence of tobacco use among working adults in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by occupation and product type*Tobacco use among working adults U.S. 2014-2016, by occupation and product type
- Percentage of U.S. adults that frequently stood or exerted themselves at work as of 2015, by occupationU.S. adults that stood frequently or exerted themselves at work 2015, by occupation
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- Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2018
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- Select reactions of supervisor(s) to employees in the U.S. who were diagnosed with burnout as of February 2017
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- Percentage of employers who stated that select elements were offered in their company's wellness programs in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017
- Percentage of U.S. firms with 25 to 49 workers offering health benefits from 1999 to 2018
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- Percentage of U.S. employees who stated their company offered programs regarding burnout prevention or reintegration as of February 2017
- Percentage of U.S. employees who stated their company offered programs regarding burnout prevention or reintegration as of February 2017, by weekly working hours
- Percentage of U.S. employees that had the option to have a standing desk provided or subsidized by their employer from 2014 to 2018
- Health spending distribution of U.S. private business from 2012 to 2016
- Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2017, by specialty
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who consumed 15 or more alcoholic drinks per week as of 2016, by occupation type
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