This survey of employee wellness programs found that: 1) Slightly over half of respondents were offered wellness programs including fitness classes and healthy eating options; 2) Respondents were most likely to exercise or join a gym with incentives like reimbursed membership fees; and 3) Overall satisfaction and happiness with employers was similar whether or not respondents participated in wellness programs.

1. EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
PROGRAM SURVEY PROJECT
Meagen Weiss
Bellevue University
Dr. Julia Cronin-Gilmore

2. HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH
OBJECTIVES
Hypothesis
Employees that are offered a wellness program through their employers
are not only happier, but take better care of themselves.
Research Objectives
 Find out how many employees participate in employee wellness
programs that are offered.
 Find out how many employees would participate in an employee
wellness program if it were offered.
 Find out if the employees that are participating in a wellness program
are happier than before they starts.

3. IS AN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM
OFFERED? IF SO, WHAT TYPE IS OFFERED?
0
5
10
15
Fitness Healthy
Eating
Insurance
Benefits
Well-being
classes
Not
applicable
What type of wellness program are you
offered?
48%52%
ARE YOU OFFERED AN
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
PROGRAM?
Yes No

4. WHAT STEPS ARE THE RESPONDENTS
CURRENTLY TAKING TO KEEP HEALTHY?
0
5
10
15
20
25
Exercise Eating
healthy
Meditation Seeing
doctor
regularly
None

5. IS THE RESPONDENT NOT ONLY GETTING
ENOUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BUT ALSO
EATING ENOUGH NUTRIENTS PER DAY?
0
5
10
15
Yes Sometimes No
Physical Activity
0
5
10
15
20
Yes Sometimes No
Nutrients

6. HOW LIKELY WOULD A RESPONDENT BE TO TAKE
PART IN AN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM AND
EAT HEALTHIER IF PROVIDED HEALTH FOODS AT
WORK?
18%
4%
15%
18%
26%
19%
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM
Not at all likely Somewhat likely
Likely More than likely
Definitely Likely I am already offered this
8%0%7%
7%
63%
15%
HEALTHY FOODS
Not at all likely Somewhat likely
Likely More than likely
Definitely Likely I am already offered this

7. HOW LIKELY WOULD A RESPONDENT BE TO
EXERCISE AT AN ONSITE GYM OR TO JOIN A GYM IF
PROVIDED INCENTIVES?
0%4%
26%
7%
44%
19%
ONSITE GYM
Not at all likely Somewhat likely
Likely More than likely
Definitely Likely Already provided this option
11%
11%
26%
11%
33%
8%
JOIN GYM
Not at all likely Somewhat likely
Likely More than likely
Definitely Likely Already provided this option

8. RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO RATE THE
IMPORTANCE OF INCENTIVES THAT MAY BE
OFFERED TO THEM FOR JOINING A WELLNESS
PROGRAM
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Exercising on compnay time
Insurance Break
Cash rewards
Winning prizes
Paid gym membership

9. IF THE RESPONDENT IS OFFERED A WELLNESS
PROGRAM, DO THEY TAKE PART IN IT?
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Yes Sometimes No Not applicable

10. HOW SATISFIED IS THE RESPONDENT WITH THE
WELLNESS PROGRAM? IS THE RESPONDENT HAPPIER
WITH THE COMPANY SINCE PARTICIPATING?
11%
22%
11%
56%
ARE YOU HAPPIER?
Yes Sometimes No Not applicable
4%4%
11%
8%
15%
58%
HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH
THE WELLNESS PROGRAM?
Not at all satisfied Somewhat satisfied
Satisfied More than satisfied
Definitely satisfied Not applicable

11. BEFORE TAKING PART IN THE WELLNESS
PROGRAM, WAS THE RESPONDENT ALREADY
WORKING TOWARD BEING HEALTHY?
18%
15%
11%
56%
COLUMN1
Yes Sometimes No Not applicable

12. IN THE RESPONDENT’S CURRENT POSITION,
DO THEY SIT AT A DESK OR MOVE AROUND
THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY?
32%
36%
28%
4%
Sit at a desk Move around In between

13. RESPONDENT’S AGE AND GENDER
0%11%
52%
22%
11%
4%
AGE
18 to 24 25 to 34
35 to 44 45 to 54
55 and up Prefer not to answer
69%
31%
0%0%
GENDER
Male Female Transgender Prefer not to answer

14. RESPONDENT’S EDUCATION LEVEL AND
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
18%
41%
19%
15%
7%0%
EDUCATION LEVEL
Highschool Some college Associates degree
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate
4%4%
44%
19%
7%
15%
7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $34,999
$40,000 to $59,999 $60,000 to $79,999
$80,000 to $99,999 $100,000 and up
Prefer not to answer

15. RESPONDENT’S MARITAL STATUS
22%
44%
0%
19%
0%
15%
Single Married Separated
Divorced Widowed Cohabitating

16. SUMMARY
This information shows that more employees than
not take part in employee wellness programs. The
ones that are not offered one would take part if they
were. The best incentive would be for a company to
either reimburse part or all of a gym membership for
its employee. Prizes was also high on the list of
important incentives. Happiness seemed to stay
about the same whether someone was taking part in
a wellness program or not. Further research is
probably needed to look more into the happiness
factor.