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Table 3 Organizational characteristics (n = 325)+

From: Work productivity loss from depression: evidence from an employer survey

Number of physically distinct U.S. worksites (SD)

21.9 (107.3)

Size

 

  % small (100 to 500 employees)

33.5

  % medium (501 to 2500 employees)

30.8

  % large (2501 plus employees)

35.7

Type

 

  % for-profit

56.1

  % not-for-profit

23.5

  % public sector

20.4

Company age (SD)

74.8 (47.1)

Industry

 

  % Agriculture

0.6

  % Construction

1.8

  % Education/Health

12.3

  % Finance

6.5

  % Information

2.8

  % Leisure/Hospitality

13.2

  % Manufacturing

22.5

  % Professional

13.5

  % Public Administration

14.5

  % Retail

2.5

  % Transportation/Warehousing

6.5

  % Utilities

1.5

  % Wholesale

0.9

  % Other

0.9

Labor monitoring

 

  % with any absenteeism monitoring

73.2

  % with any productivity at work monitoring

56.1

Mean number of health plan carriers (SD)

2.2 (2.4)

Insurance risk

 

  % fully insured

24.1

  % self-insured

46.2

  % mixture of full and self-insured

9.7

% with Employee Assistance Program

80.5

Mean expected % increase in health premiums (SD)

7.7 (5.9)

Labor practices

 

Sick leave benefits

 

  % paid sick leave

59.7

  % paid sick leave as part of paid time off

34.0

  % no sick leave

6.3

Likelihood of hiring temporary worker when employee misses work because of illness for one week

 

  0%

45.3

  25%

42.3

  50%

8.3

  75%

3.3

  100%

0.7

Likelihood that employee’s work will be completed by coworkers/employee upon return when employees misses work for one week because of illness

 

  0%

9.7

  25%

12.5

  50%

18.3

  75%

33.9

  100%

25.6

Likelihood that employee’s work will be completed by coworkers/employee at a later date when employees attends work but is not productive for one week

 

  0%

10.1

  25%

21.5

  50%

20.8

  75%

15.8

  100%

31.9