This statistic depicts the estimated additional costs for each employee that smokes in the United States as of 2013. At this point, it was estimated that a smoker costs the employer some 5,800 U.S. dollars more than a non-smoking employee.
Estimated additional costs per smoking employee in the United States as of 2013 (in U.S. dollars)*
* Costs for a private employer in the United States.
** Based on two 15 minute breaks per day.
*** Lost productivity was based on the average wages and benefits paid to a smoker working full time for $26.49 per hour, 232 days a year.
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NBCUniversal (NBC News). (June 28, 2013). Estimated additional costs per smoking employee in the United States as of 2013 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281862/additional-costs-per-us-smoking-employee/
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NBCUniversal (NBC News). (2013). Estimated additional costs per smoking employee in the United States as of 2013 (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281862/additional-costs-per-us-smoking-employee/
NBCUniversal (NBC News). "Estimated Additional Costs per Smoking Employee in The United States as of 2013 (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281862/additional-costs-per-us-smoking-employee/
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Estimated additional costs per smoking employee in the United States as of 2013 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph], NBCUniversal (NBC News), June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281862/additional-costs-per-us-smoking-employee/
