The 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study was fielded in February and March of 2022 and consisted of two online surveys: one among benefits decision-makers (employers) and another among working Americans (employees), allowing us to explore benefits issues from both perspectives. Survey data collection and tabulation were managed for Guardian by Zeldis Research, an independent market research firm located in Ewing, NJ.
Employer survey
Employer results are based on a national online survey of 2,000 employee benefits decision-makers. Respondents include business executives, business owners, human resources professionals, and financial management professionals. The survey covers all industries and is nationally representative of US businesses with at least five full-time employees.
Data shown in this report have been weighted to reflect the actual proportion of US businesses by company size based on data from the US Census Bureau. The margin of error at the 95% confidence level is +/- 2.2%.
Employee survey
Employee results are based on a survey conducted among 2,000 employees age 22 or older, who work full-time for a company with at least five employees.
The survey sample is nationally representative of US workers at companies of at least five full-time employees. Data shown in this report have been collected in a way to reflect the actual proportion of US workers by gender, region, race, ethnicity, education level, household income, age, and employer-size, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. The margin of error is +/- 2.1% at the 95% confidence level.
Sources
1 Guardian 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2022
2 COVID-19 led to increase in loneliness around the world, American Psychological Association, May 2022
3 Drug overdose deaths hit record high, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2021
4 Americans’ financial worries tick up in past year, Gallup, May 2022
5 Americans Report Overwhelming Stress, American Psychological Association, March 2022
6 Global Emotions Report, Gallup, 2022
7 What Employees Want, Guardian 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2018
8 Inflection Point, Guardian 10th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2021
9 Ibid
10 National Alliance on Mental Illness, accessed July 2022
11 Absence Management Redefined, Guardian, 2021
12 Ibid
13 AARP, 2021
14 Caregiving: A public health priority, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed July 2022
15 What Employees Want, Guardian 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2018
16 The Cost and Value of Employee Benefits, Fractl, accessed July 2022
17 Workforce 2020, Guardian 9th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2020
18 Guardian’s Workforce Well-being Index™ is based on self-reported physical, emotional, and financial health and is a component of the
Workplace Benefits Study
Unless otherwise noted, all data is sourced from Guardian’s 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2022.
The 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study was fielded in February and March of 2022 and consisted of two online surveys: one among benefits decision-makers (employers) and another among working Americans (employees), allowing us to explore benefits issues from both perspectives. Survey data collection and tabulation were managed for Guardian by Zeldis Research, an independent market research firm located in Ewing, NJ.
Employer survey
Employer results are based on a national online survey of 2,000 employee benefits decision-makers. Respondents include business executives, business owners, human resources professionals, and financial management professionals. The survey covers all industries and is nationally representative of US businesses with at least five full-time employees.
Data shown in this report have been weighted to reflect the actual proportion of US businesses by company size based on data from the US Census Bureau. The margin of error at the 95% confidence level is +/- 2.2%.
Employee survey
Employee results are based on a survey conducted among 2,000 employees age 22 or older, who work full-time for a company with at least five employees.
The survey sample is nationally representative of US workers at companies of at least five full-time employees. Data shown in this report have been collected in a way to reflect the actual proportion of US workers by gender, region, race, ethnicity, education level, household income, age, and employer-size, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. The margin of error is +/- 2.1% at the 95% confidence level.
Sources
1 Guardian 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2022
2 COVID-19 led to increase in loneliness around the world, American Psychological Association, May 2022
3 Drug overdose deaths hit record high, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2021
4 Americans’ financial worries tick up in past year, Gallup, May 2022
5 Americans Report Overwhelming Stress, American Psychological Association, March 2022
6 Global Emotions Report, Gallup, 2022
7 What Employees Want, Guardian 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2018
8 Inflection Point, Guardian 10th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2021
9 Ibid
10 National Alliance on Mental Illness, accessed July 2022
11 Absence Management Redefined, Guardian, 2021
12 Ibid
13 AARP, 2021
14 Caregiving: A public health priority, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed July 2022
15 What Employees Want, Guardian 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2018
16 The Cost and Value of Employee Benefits, Fractl, accessed July 2022
17 Workforce 2020, Guardian 9th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2020
18 Guardian’s Workforce Well-being Index™ is based on self-reported physical, emotional, and financial health and is a component of the
Workplace Benefits Study
Unless otherwise noted, all data is sourced from Guardian’s 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study, 2022.