11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Research Methodology
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.
1 Benefits Optimization, Guardian Workplace Benefits Study 11th Annual 2022
2 Federal Reserve Report on the Economic Wellbeing of U.S. Households in 2020, May 2021
3 "Protection from high medical costs," healthcare.gov
4 “Americans’ challenges with health care costs,” the Kaiser Family Foundation, 2021
5 Benefits Optimization, Guardian Workplace Benefits Study 11th Annual 2022
6 Benefits Optimization, Guardian Workplace Benefits Study 11th Annual 2022
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