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2. What types of health care plans, if any, does your
organization currently offer your employees?
100%
80%
60%
Pima, AZ, AZ
40% Miami-Dade
20% Wood, WI
Hawaii
0%
Minnesota
National

3. What grade would you give your organization’s employees
in terms of being healthy?
60%
50%
40%
Pima, AZ
Miami-Dade
30%
Wood, WI
Hawaii
20%
Minnesota
National
10%
0%
A- B - Good C - Fair D - Poor F- Don't
Excellent Failing know

4. How important are health insurance costs to your
organization?
Extremely Important = 10
9
8
7 National
6 Minnesota
Hawaii
5
Wood, WI
4 Miami-Dade
3 Pima, AZ
2
Not Important At All = 1
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

5. How important is absenteeism to your
organization?
Extremely Important = 10
9
8
7 National
6 Minnesota
Hawaii
5
Wood, WI
4 Miami-Dade
3 Pima, AZ
2
Not Important At All = 1
0% 15% 30% 45% 60%

6. How important is decreased productivity to your
organization?
Extremely Important = 10
9
8
7 National
6 Minnesota
Hawaii
5
Wood, WI
4 Miami-Dade
3 Pima, AZ
2
Not Important At All = 1
0% 15% 30% 45% 60%

7. How important to your organization is workers
compensation or disability claims?
Extremely Important = 10
9
8
7 National
6 Minnesota
Hawaii
5
Wood, WI
4 Miami-Dade
3 Pima, AZ
2
Not Important At All = 1
0% 15% 30% 45%

8. In general, how beneficial would you say worksite
wellness initiatives are to organizations like yours?
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Very beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not very beneficial
Wood, WI
Not beneficial at all
Don't know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

9. Worksite wellness initiatives help workers develop
healthier lifestyles.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

10. Worksite wellness initiatives make employees feel
that their privacy is being intruded upon.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

11. Worksite wellness initiatives reduce worker absenteeism.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

12. Worksite wellness initiatives reduce worker
absenteeism.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

13. Worksite wellness initiatives lower health care
costs.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

14. Worksite wellness initiatives do little to improve overall
worker health.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

15. Worksite wellness initiatives only impact a limited
number of workers.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Don't Know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

16. Does your organization have a worksite wellness
initiative?
60%
50%
40%
30%
Yes
20% No
Don't know
10%
0%

17. What are your organization’s reasons for offering a
worksite wellness initiative? (Check all that apply.)
To improve the overall health of…
To reduce health care costs
To improve employee productivity
To improve employee morale National
To reduce employee absenteeism Minnesota
To reduce the costs associated with… Hawaii
To attract and recruit employees Wood, WI
Was requested by employees Miami-Dade
To reduce employee turnover rates Pima, AZ
Worksite wellness initiatives were…
Other (please specify):
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

18. Do employees who participate in the worksite
wellness initiative receive a financial incentive?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30% Yes
20% No
Don't know
10%
0%

19. How interested is your organization in expanding or
improving your current worksite wellness initiative
in the next one to three years?
Don't know
Not interested at all
Pima, AZ
Miami-Dade
Not very interested Wood, WI
Hawaii
Somewhat interested Minnesota
National
Very interested
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

20. How interested is your organization in expanding or
improving your current worksite wellness initiative
in the next one to three years?
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Very interested
Somewhat interested
Wood, WI Not very interested
Not interested at all
Don't know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

21. How interested is your organization in developing a
worksite wellness initiative in the next one to three
years?
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Very interested
Somewhat interested
Wood, WI Not very interested
Not interested at all
Don't know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

22. How beneficial do you think employees find your
organization’s worksite wellness initiative to be?
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Very beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not very beneficial
Wood, WI
Not beneficial at all
Don't know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

23. How beneficial would your employees find a
worksite wellness initiative if your organization
created one?
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Very beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Wood, WI Not very beneficial
Not beneficial at all
Don't know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

24. Do you think that recent worksite wellness initiatives were
effective in reducing your organization’s health care costs?
60%
50%
40%
30%
Yes
20% No
Don't know
10%
0%

25. Do you think that worksite wellness initiatives are effective
in reducing worker absenteeism at your organization?
60%
50%
40%
30% Yes
No
20%
Don't know
10%
0%

26. Do you think that worksite wellness initiatives are effective in
improving worker productivity at your organization?
60%
50%
40%
30% Yes
20% No
Don't know
10%
0%

27. We could demonstrate a financial return on
investment for these initiatives.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Wood, WI Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

28. My employees actively requested such an initiative.
National
Minnesota
Strongly Agree
Hawaii
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI Strongly Disagree
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

29. There was a community initiative that recognized
employers with healthy worksites.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

30. It would help attract and retain talented
employees.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Wood, WI
Strongly Disagree
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

31. Health plans offered premium discounts or rebates
for these initiatives.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Wood, WI Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

32. The state and federal government provided tax
incentives for these initiatives.
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Wood, WI Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

33. Does your organization track the return on
investment (ROI) of its worksite wellness
initiatives?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30% Yes
20% No
10% Don't know
0%

34. How important is it to your organization to have a
measureable ROI one to three years from now in order to
determine the value of worksite wellness initiatives?
National
Minnesota
Very important
Hawaii
Somewhat important
Not very important
Wood, WI Not important at all
Don't know
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

35. What are some of the reasons why organizations like yours
often decide NOT to offer a worksite wellness initiative?
(Check all that apply.)
Cost of the initiative
Lack of employee interest/expected…
Lack of time
Management does not see the value of it
Employees do not see the value of it National
Lacking expertise/staff Minnesota
Lack of facilities Hawaii
Lack of information/resources about…
Wood, WI
Unable to find someone who will…
Miami-Dade
Organization is too small
Pima, AZ
Would not reduce health insurance costs
High employee turnover
Other (please specify):
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

36. Which of the following would you consider to be TRUSTED
and VALUED sources of information about creating or
expanding a worksite wellness initiative for your
organization?
Business peers or fellow human…
Health care providers
Worksite wellness vendors and…
National
Health care insurers
Minnesota
State and local health departments Hawaii
Non-profit health organizations Wood, WI
Miami-Dade
Online resources
Pima, AZ
Business organizations and trade…
Other (please specify):
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

37. If there was a network in your community for business
leaders to learn about issues related to worksite wellness
initiatives and to share information, how likely is it that
someone from your organization would join this network?
National
Minnesota
Hawaii Very likely
Somewhat likely
Wood, WI Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Miami-Dade
Pima, AZ
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

38. How interested is your organization in developing a
worksite wellness initiative in the next one to three years?
The state and local government should be MORE ACTIVE in helping create and expand
worksite wellness initiatives
The state and local government should be LESS ACTIVE in helping create and expand
worksite wellness initiatives
The state and local government should NOT REALLY CHANGE their level of
involvement in helping create and expand worksite wellness initiatives
National 47% 15% 38%
Minnesota 48% 21% 30%
Hawaii 63% 12% 25%
Wood, WI 46% 15% 39%
Miami-Dade 64% 12% 24%
Pima, AZ 56% 13% 31%

39. How interested is your organization in developing a
worksite wellness initiative in the next one to three years?
The federal government should be MORE ACTIVE in helping create and expand worksite
wellness initiatives
The federal government should be LESS ACTIVE in helping create and expand worksite
wellness initiatives
The federal government should NOT REALLY CHANGE their level of involvement in
helping create and expand worksite wellness initiatives
National 39% 20% 40%
Minnesota 37% 28% 34%
Hawaii 53% 16% 30%
Wood, WI 36% 20% 44%
Miami-Dade 62% 13% 25%
Pima, AZ 48% 17% 35%

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