This survey represents U.S. companies biggest obstacles to changing employee's behavior related to their health for 2013. Some 57 percent of the responding employers expect the lack of employee engagement to be the main hindrance.
U.S. companies biggest obstacles to changing employees' behavior related to their health in 2013*
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Lack of employee engagement (i.e., low paticipation or interest in programs)
57%
Too many other demands on employees
34%
Lack of evidience about which practices work best
23%
Lack of adequate budget to support effective health management programs
22%
Lack of sufficient financial incentives to encourage participation in programs
20%
Lack of organizational structure to support it
18%
Not enought time on the part of the employees
18%
Lack of adequate internal staff
17%
Lack of senior management support
16%
Lack of appropriate tools to be succesful
16%
Poor or inadequate communication of health management programs
13%
Lack of actionable data
13%
Poor coordination with partners (e.g., vendors, health plan)
9%
Regulatory limitations and uncertainty surrounding wellness incentives
Respondents collectively employ 9.2 million full-time employees, have 8.0 million employees enrolled in their helath care programs and operate in all major indutry sectors. In 2011, respondents spent, on average $10,982 per employee on health care, which equates to a collective $87 billion in total health care expenditures.
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National Business Group on Health, & Willis Towers Watson. (August 1, 2012). U.S. companies biggest obstacles to changing employees' behavior related to their health in 2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240709/hindrances-to-changing-employeess-behavior-related-to-their-health/
National Business Group on Health, und Willis Towers Watson. "U.S. companies biggest obstacles to changing employees' behavior related to their health in 2013*." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240709/hindrances-to-changing-employeess-behavior-related-to-their-health/
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