This survey depicts the median annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industries. As of January 2014, companies in the energy and utilities sector reported that they had a surcharge of some 480 U.S. dollars annually.
Annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Annual surcharge in U.S. dollars
Manufacturing
600
Health Care
600
All companies
520
Financial Services
480
Wholesale and Retail
480
Energy and Utilities
480
Public Sector and Education
480
General Services
420
IT and Telecom
420
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Respondents collectively
employ 11.3 million full-time employees, have 7.8 million
employees enrolled in their health care programs and operate
in all major industry sectors. In 2014,
respondents anticipate spending, on average, $12,535 per
employee on health care, which equates to a collective $98
billion in total health care expenditures.
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Willis Towers Watson, & National Business Group on Health. (May 5, 2014). Annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299977/us-industries-annual-smoker-surcharges-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson, und National Business Group on Health. "Annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299977/us-industries-annual-smoker-surcharges-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson, National Business Group on Health. (2014). Annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299977/us-industries-annual-smoker-surcharges-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson, and National Business Group on Health. "Annual Smoker Surcharges Used by U.S. Companies within Employee Health Plans as of 2014, by Industry (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299977/us-industries-annual-smoker-surcharges-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson & National Business Group on Health, Annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299977/us-industries-annual-smoker-surcharges-within-employee-health-plans/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Annual smoker surcharges used by U.S. companies within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Willis Towers Watson, & National Business Group on Health, May 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299977/us-industries-annual-smoker-surcharges-within-employee-health-plans/
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