February 2006

Employees respond to wellness benefits

According to latest results from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index, 47 percent of workers surveyed agree that wellness benefits encourage them to work harder and even perform better, while 48 percent said wellness offerings would encourage them to stay in their current employment situation.

Employees not only ask for wellness benefits but take advantage of employer offerings. As employer wellness programs evolve, employees who are offered these programs are responding by participating at work in blood pressure checks (81 percent), cholesterol screenings (73 percent) and by taking online health screenings (72 percent). In addition, 82 percent of those who are offered health education tools utilize them, while 68 percent whose employers offer wellness seminars attend.

Since 2000, the Principal Financial Well-Being Index has surveyed employees at companies ranging from 10 to 1,000 employees and releases results quarterly through the Principal Financial Group and Harris Interactive. For more on the most recent Principal Financial Well-Being Index, visit http://www.principal.com/wellbeing/index.htm

Source: Harris Interactive, www.harrisinteractive.com

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