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Fact:According to a 2010 Metlife report, "employees with eldercare responsibilities were more likely to repor t missed days of work. This was driven by the muchhigher absenteeism among younger caregiving employees, ages 18 to 39. Overall, 9% of non-caregivers missed at least one day of work over the past twoweeks because of health issues compared to 10% of caregivers." (p. 5)

Source:MetLife. (2010). MetLife study of working caregivers and employer health care costs: New insights and innovations for reducing health care costs foremployers. New York, NY: MetLife. Retrieved from ht tp://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/2010/mmi-working-caregivers-employers-health-care-costs.pdf

Fact:According to a 2010 survey by The Hartford and ComPsych, more than half of [younger baby boomers] (68 percent) said they have missed work or left earlyfrom work due to their caregiving duties in the last six months. Half of those workers said they missed eight to 16 hours of work in the previous six months."

Source:The Hartford. (2010). Insights & expertise: Research by the Hartford and ComPsych finds baby boomers' caregiving duties impact jobs and health. RetrievedMay 18, 2010, from http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=GBD_Internet/HLI03Article/NewsArticle&cid=1150853632671&c=HLI03Article&p=1248974913168

Fact:A 2010 survey by The Hartford and ComPsych found that "younger Baby Boomers, ages 45 to 54, are carrying the largest burden of family careresponsibilities, with more than half saying they've taken time off from work to due to their caregiving responsibilities." (p. 1)

Source:The Hartford. (2010). Insights & expertise: Research by the Hartford and ComPsych finds baby boomers' caregiving duties impact jobs and health. RetrievedMay 18, 2010, from http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=GBD_Internet/HLI03Article/NewsArticle&cid=1150853632671&c=HLI03Article&p=1248974913168

Fact:According to a 2010 survey by The Hartford and ComPsych, more than half of [younger baby boomers] (68 percent) said they have missed work or left earlyfrom work due to their caregiving duties in the last six months. Half of those workers said they missed eight to 16 hours of work in the previous six months."

Source:The Hartford. (2010). Insights & expertise: Research by the Hartford and ComPsych finds baby boomers' caregiving duties impact jobs and health . RetrievedMay 18, 2010, from http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=GBD_Internet/HLI03Article/NewsArticle&cid=1150853632671&c=HLI03Article&p=1248974913168

Fact:A 2010 survey by The Hartford and ComPsych found that "younger Baby Boomers, ages 45 to 54, are carrying the largest burden of family careresponsibilities, with more than half saying they've taken time off from work to due to their caregiving responsibilities." (p. 1)

Source:The Hartford. (2010). Insights & expertise: Research by the Hartford and ComPsych finds baby boomers' caregiving duties impact jobs and health . RetrievedMay 18, 2010, from http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=GBD_Internet/HLI03Article/NewsArticle&cid=1150853632671&c=HLI03Article&p=1248974913168

Fact:In a 2009 study on access to flexible work options, the largest percentage of the Gen X'ers and the Older Baby Boomers said that having access to flexible workoptions contributes to their success as an employee "to a great extent," while the most frequent response from Gen Y'ers, Younger Baby Boomers, andTraditionalist was "to a moderate extent." (fig. 2, p. 2)

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Source:Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Matz-Costa, C., & Besen, E. (2009). Workplace flexibility: Findings from the age and generations study(Issue Brief No. 19). Chestnut Hill,MA: Sloan Center on Aging and Work. Retr ieved from http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/IB19_WorkFlex_2009-02-04.pdf

Fact:According to a 2009 MetLife study, "when employers were asked to identify their three most important objectives for benefits, 50% of respondents ranked"retain employees" among the top three objectives, while 49% ranked "control costs" among the top three objectives, and 40% ranked "increase productivity"among the top three objectives..."These priorities have remained stable since 2005 ." (p. 7 and 22)

Source:MetLife. (2009). Study of employee benefits trends: Findings from the 7th annual national survey of employers and employees. New York, NY: Metropolitan LifeInsurance Company. Retr ieved from http:/ /whymetlife.com/trends/downloads/MetLife_EBTS09.pdf

Fact:According to a 2009 MetLife survey of 240 large employers, "among those employers concerned primarily with the knowledge drain, 62% believe that theretirement of their older employees has a moderate to major negative impact on their organization's productivity. Interestingly, this cuts across all industries,including manufacturing (62%), finance (59%) and services (69%)." (p. 10)

Source:Metlife. (2009). MetLife emerging retirement model study: A survey of plan sponsors . New York: Metlife. Retrieved from http://www.metlife.com/assets/institutional/services/cbf/retirement/EmergRetireModel-Study.pdf

Fact:According to a 2009 MetLife survey of 240 large employers, in regard to the impact of retirement on corporate culture [including productivity, morale andemployee performance], among those employers concerned primarily with the knowledge drain, four in ten (43%) employers believe that the retirement of theirolder employees has a moderate to major negative impact on corporate culture, with 37% saying it has no impact. (p. 10)

Source:Metlife. (2009). MetLife emerging retirement model study: A survey of plan sponsors . New York: Metlife. Retrieved from http://www.metlife.com/assets/institutional/services/cbf/retirement/EmergRetireModel-Study.pdf

Fact:According to a 2009 survey by the National Alliance for Caregiving, "over seven in ten caregivers were employed at some time when they were caregiving(73%). Among them, two-thirds (66%) have gone in late, left early, or taken time off during the day to deal with caregiving issues (66%). One in five took a leaveof absence at some point while they were caregiving (20%)." ( p. 9)

Source:National Alliance for Caregiving, AARP, & The MetLife Foundation. (2009). Caregiving in the U.S. 2009. Washington, DC: AARP. Retrieved fromhttp://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/caregiving_09_fr.pdf

Fact:According to a 2009 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "workers who were 20 to 24 years of age had a days-away-from-work rate of 119 cases per10,000 full-time workers, which was a decrease of 11 percent from 2007." Among workers aged 55-64, the rate was 116.7 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.Workers 65 years and older had the lowest rate, 102.4 cases. (Table 16)


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Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2009). Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2009, fromhttp://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm

Fact:According to a 2009 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "workers age 65 and over experienced the longest absences from work in 2008 with a median of

15 days." Workers age 14 to 15 and 16 to 19 required a median of 4 days of recuperation. The median number of days recuperation required for workers aged45-54 and 55-64 were 10 and 12, respectively. (table 9)

Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2009). Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from


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http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm

Fact:A 2009 analysis of National Health Interview Survey data shows that "in 2007, U.S. adults who had worked in the past week missed 4.0 days of work on averageduring the 12 months preceding the interview. Work-loss days increased with age for both men and women. Men aged 18-24 years missed 2.1 days of work,aged 25-44 years missed 3.7 days, and aged 45-64 years missed 4.5 days. Women aged 18-24 years missed 2.6 days of work, aged 25-44 years missed 4.0days, and aged 45-64 years missed 5.5 days."

Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). QuickStats: Average number of work-loss days during the preceding 12 months among persons aged18--64 years,* by age group and sex --- national health interview survey, united states, 2007. MMWR Weekly, 58(30), 831. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5830a5.htm?s_cid=mm5830a5_e

Fact:A 2008 report of a study evaluating the relationship between health, work environment, and retirement-related job lock finds that "86% of respondents over theage of 55 [who experienced a workplace injury] felt as though they could still keep up with their work and that their health would not prevent them from working."(p. 10)

Source:Benjamin, K. L., Pransky, G. S., & Savageau, J. A. (2008) . Factors associated with retirement-related job lock in older workers with recent occupational injury.Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(26), 1976-1983.

Fact:In a 2008 survey of employers, HR leaders and benefits mangers indicated that to improve the health and productivity of their workforce, for the 2008 plan year[their companies] have implemented wellness benefits, like disease management (60%), promoting exercise and physical activity (68%) smoking cessationprograms (46%) and health risk appraisals (48%). For 2009, these numbers will increase to 72% for disease management, 74% for exercise/physical activity,55% for smoking cessation programs, and 66% for health risk appraisals. (p. 5)

Source:Aon Consulting. (2008).Aon consulting's 2008 benefits and talent survey. Chicago, IL: Aon Corporation.

Fact:According to a 2008 survey of employers, "60% of respondents report that they have a leadership talent shortage right now that will impede their organization'sperformance. That is up from 16% just one year ago. Another 31% expect a leadership shortage will impede performance within the next four years." (p. 2)



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Fact:According to a 2008 survey, employers report that they are tracking and benchmarking results of strategies for improving health and productivity. For example,32% indicate that they are benchmarking medical costs associated with chronic conditions; 21% are tracking participation in their corporate diseasemanagement program; 22% are tracking participation in wellness activities. (p. 5)


Fact:According to the 2007 American Time Use Survey, "employed persons worked an average of 7.6 hours on the days that they worked... On the days that theyworked, 20 percent of employed persons did some or all of their work at home, and 87 percent did some or all of their work at their workplace... Self-employedworkers were more likely than wage and salary workers to have done some work at home--55 versus 16 percent." (p. 1-2)

Source:U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2008).American time use survey summary: 2007 results. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Labor. Retrieved fromhttp://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf

Fact:According to a 2007 analysis of the National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, the top five business strategies that were very importantfor organizations were increasing sales (68.1%), management of workforce talent (59.1%), increasing productivity through eff iciency (50.3%), expandingmarket niche (48.5%), and cost leadership (reducing operational expenses) (47.4%). (p. 6)

Source:Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Smyer, M. A., Matz-Costa, C., & Kane, K. (2007). The national study report: Phase II of the national study of business strategy andworkforce development(Research Highlight No. 04). Chestnut Hill, MA: The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility. Retrieved August 22, 2007 fromhttp://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/RH04_NationalStudy_03-07_004.pdf

Fact:In the 2007 National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, 26.5% of employers responded that it is "true/very true" that early-careeremployees have a high rate of absenteeism due to illness, compared to 16.9% for mid- and 20.7% for late-career employees. (p. 20)


Fact:According to a 2007 national study, 20.7% of employers responded that their late-career employees have high rates of absenteeism due to illness, comparedto 16.9% of mid-career and 26.5% of early-career employees. (p. 20)


Fact:According to a 2007 national study, late-career employees are thought to be less likely to take a lot of time from work to deal with personal of family issues,such as child care of eldercare compared to mid- and early-career employees. 26.9% of employers reported that it is "true/very true" that late career employeeswant to take time off for family care, compared to 33.9% for mid- and 29.6% for early-career. (p. 20)

Source:Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Smyer, M. A., Matz-Costa, C., & Kane, K. (2007). The national study report: Phase II of the national study of business strategy andworkforce development(Research Highlight No. 04). Chestnut Hill, MA: The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility. Retrieved August 22, 2007 from


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http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/RH04_NationalStudy_03-07_004.pdf

Fact:According to the 2005 National Health Interview Survey, 6.0% of adults ages 18 to 44 reported that they must limit their participation in "usual activities" -- suchas work, school, and play -- for health reasons. The proportion of adults who have to limit their activities for health reasons was higher for older age groups,with 15.7% of adults ages 45 to 64 and 25.8% of adults ages 65 to 74 years reporting limitations. (Table 4, p. 15)

Source:Adams, P. F., Dey, A. N., & Vickerie, J. L. (2007). Summary health statistics for the U.S. population: National health interview survey, 2005. Vital and healthstatistics.Series 10, Data from the National Health Survey(233), 1-104.

Fact:According to the 2005 National Health Interview Survey, 2.9% of repondents 18-44 years old reported themselves as "unable to work" due to a physical, mentalor emotional problem. That figure was 8.9% for those 45-64 years old and 10.9% for those 65-69 years old. About 2.0% of respondents reported themselves as"limited in work" due to a physical, mental or emotional problem, compared to 4.4% of those 45-64 years old and 8.2% of those 65-69 years old. (Table 6, p.21)


Fact:According to the 2005 National Health Interview Survey, 95.2% of respondents aged 18-44 years old reported that they were "not limited in work" because ofphysical, mental or emotional problems. Similarly, no limitations in work were repor ted by 86.8% of those aged 45-64 and 80.9% of those aged 65-69 years old.(Table 6, p. 21)


Fact:Based on 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, for seven of the most common chronic diseases [cancers, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heartdisease, pulmonary conditions, and mental disorders], "the total impact of these diseases on the economy is $1.3 trillion annually. Of this amount, lostproductivity totals $1.1 trillion per year, while another $277 billion is spent annually on treatment (not including costs to treat the follow-on health consequencesof these diseases)." (p. i)

Source:DeVol, R., & Bedroussian, A. (2007).An unhealthy american: The economic burden of chronic disease. Santa Monica, CA: Milken Institute. Retrieved fromhttp://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/publications.taf?function=detail&ID=38801018&cat=ResRep

Fact:According to a 2007 study of health and productivity costs in 4 large companies, health-related productivity costs [including absenteeism, preseenteeism,medical, and pharmaceutical] were more than four times greater than medical and pharmacy costs alone.

Source:Loeppke, R., Taitel, M., Richling, D., Parry, T., Kessler, R. C., Hymel, P., et al. (2007). Health and productivity as a business strategy. Journal of Occupationaland Environmental Medicine, 49(7), 712-721.

Fact:In the 2006 "Center for Retirement Research Survey of Employer Attitudes Towards Older Workers" 46% of employers with 1000+ employees said that white-collar workers ages 55 and over were more productive than their younger counterparts, compared with 58% of employers with 100-1000 employees and 61%of employers with


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Source:Munnell, A. H., Sass, S., & Soto, M. (2006). Employer attitudes towards older workers: Survey results. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research atBoston College. Retrieved from http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Briefs/wob_3.pdf

Fact:Among older workers in a 2004 study on work limitations due to illness, arthritis was reported by 28% of workers aged 50-54, 34% of those aged 55-59, and43% of those aged 60-64. Approximately half of those in each age group reported receiving medical care for arthritis. Those with arthritis but not receiving careor medication had significantly higher odds of reporting a work limitation. (p. 136)

Source:Burton, W. N., Chen, C. Y., Schultz, A. B., Conti, D. J., Pransky, G., & Edington, D. W. (2006). Worker productivity loss associated with arthritis. DiseaseManagement : DM, 9(3), 131-143.

Fact:According to a 2006 analysis of claims data from NCCI show that "at 18 months after injury, 72% of claims are closed for those aged 20-34 versus 58% for the45-64 age cohort. Sixty months after the date of injury, the percentages are 96% and 91%, respectively." (p. 13)

Source:Restrepo, T., Sobel, S., & Shuford, H. (2006). Age as a driver of frequency and severity (NCCI research brief). Boca Raton, FL: National Council onCompensation Insurance. Retrieved July 31, 2007 from https://www.ncci.com/ncci/media/pdf/research-age-frequency.pdf

Fact:According to a 2006 MetLife report on caregiving costs, the total estimated cost to employers for all full-time, employed caregivers is $33.6 billion; the averagecost per employee is $2,110. For full-time employees with intense caregiving responsibilities, the total estimated cost to employers is $17.1 billion; the averagecost per employee is $2,441. (p. 4)

Source:MetLife Mature Market Institute, & National Alliance for Caregiving. (2006). The MetLife caregiving cost study: Productivity losses to U.S. businesses. Westport,CT: MetLife. Retrieved from http://www.caregiving.org/data/Caregiver%20Cost%20Study.pdf

Fact:In a 2006 survey, the Center for Retirement Research survey found that 56 percent of employers reported that older professionals and managers were more


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productive than their younger counterparts Only 6 percent of employers reported that older white-collar workers were less productive than younger ones, while39 percent said that they were equally productive. Views toward older rank-and-f ile workers were not quite as positive: 41 percent said they were moreproductive than their younger counterparts and 19 percent said they were less productive. (Table 1, p. 2)


Fact:In a 2006 survey of 400 private-sector employers, more than 80% of managers said that older workers' "knowledge of procedures and other aspects of the job"and their "ability to interact with customers" substantially enhanced their productivity, for both white-collar and rank-and-file workers. (Fig. 2, p. 3)


Fact:In a 2005 survey of workers aged 55 or older who experienced a workplace injury, 47% lost at least 1 day of work due to their work injury. (p. 288)

Source:Pransky, G. S., Benjamin, K. L., & Savageau, J. A. (2005). Early retirement due to occupational injury: Who is at risk?American Journal of Industrial Medicine,47, 285-295.

Fact:In a 2005 survey of workers aged 55 or older who experienced a workplace injury that resulted in at least one day of lost work, 34% of the injuries involvedupper extremities and 25% were back injuries. (p. 288)

Source:Pransky, G. S., Benjamin, K. L., & Savageau, J. A. (2005). Early retirement due to occupational injury: Who is at risk?American Journal of Industrial Medicine,47, 285.

Fact:In a 2005 survey of workers aged 55 or older who experienced a workplace injury and lost at least one day of work, 11% reported intent to retire earlier due totheir injury. (p. 291)

Source:Pransky, G. S., Benjamin, K. L., & Savageau, J. A. (2005). Early retirement due to occupational injury: Who is at risk?American Journal of Industrial Medicine,47, 285.

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According to a 2005 work-related injuries survey, 79% of workers over the age of 55 had returned to work after their injury, compared to 84% of workers under55; this difference was not significant. The mean duration of work disability was 11 days for both groups. (p. 108)

Source:Pransky, G. S., Benjamin, K. L., Savageau, J. A., Currivan, D., & Fletcher, K. (2005). Outcomes in work-related injuries: A comparison of older and youngerworkers.American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 47(2), 104-112.

Fact:According to a 2005 work-related injuries survey, older workers (over 55) were slightly more likely to report working fewer hours due to the injury (13.7%)compared to workers aged 55 or under (10.2%). (p. 108)


Fact:According to a 2005 work-related injuries survey, twice as many younger workers (under 55) felt they should have returned to their jobs later than wasrecommended by their medical care provider compared to workers aged 55 or over. (17% vs. 8% respectively). (p. 108)


Fact:Based on a 2005 analysis of the UnumProvident Disability Database, "workers over the age of 40 account for 50% of all received short-term disability (STD)claims, and up to 75% of all received long-term disability (LTD) claims. Thirty-four percent of LTD claims come from workers in the 50-59 age group. Only 12%of LTD claims are being generated by workers aged 60 and over." (Fig. 2.3, p. 5)

Source:UnumProvident Company. (2005). Health and productivity in the aging American workforce: Realities and opportunities . Chattanooga, TN: UnumProvidentCompany.

Fact:Based on a 2005 analysis of the UnumProvident Disability Database, "The over-40 worker with musculoskeletal injury or impairment is reported to stay off work12 days longer, on average, than a younger worker with a similar impairment." (p. 7)


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Fact:Based on a 2005 analysis of the UnumProvident Disability Database, musculoskeletal injuries are the most prevalent cause of short- term disabilities for workersover the age of 40, accounting for almost 40% of STD claims in manufacturing and healthcare, and approximately 30% in transportation, education andbanking. (Fig. 2.7, p. 6)

Source:UnumProvident Company. (2005). Health and productivity in the aging American workforce: Realities and opportunities. Chattanooga, TN: UnumProvidentCompany.

Fact:According to a 2005 analysis of the UnumProvident Disability Database, "health risk factors [such as smoking, obesity, uncontrolled blood pressure, etc.],double and triple the healthcare cost of the older worker. For example, the health cost differential between the low-risk 40 and 50 year old and the high-risk 40and 50 year old is 3.0 and 2.8 times higher respectively. The health costs for the 60 year old with low risk is an estimated 2.4 times lower than the health risk forthe high-risk 60 year old." (Fig. 2.11, p. 8)


Fact:A 2005 analysis of the UnumProvident Disability Database shows that "workers over the age o f 40 have lower incidence of work injuries, shor t term disabilityand unscheduled absences than the employee under the age of 40... Workers over the age of 40 experience greater time off from work when an injury orillness occurs. Seventy-six percent of UnumProvident's long term disability cases are over the age of 40." (p. 3)


Fact:According to a 2005 report f rom UnumProvident, "a 55-year-old worker has a 30% lower risk of being injured on the job than a 30-year-old worker. After a workrelated injury or illness, workers aged 55 and over need an average of 12 days away from work, compared to 10 days for workers aged 45-54, and 8 days forthose aged 35-44." (p. 4)


Fact:Based on a 2005 analysis of the UnumProvident Disability Database, 2002-2004, "The primary drivers of long term impairments and work disruptions for theolder worker are musculoskeletal disorders (accident/arthritis/back problems - 25%), cancer (17%), cardiovascular/circulator disorders (8%), andmental/nervous problems (7%). (Fig. 2.5, p. 5)


Fact:According to a 2005 report analysis of data from the UnumProvident Disability Database, for workers over the age of 40, the top four STD [short-term disability]impairments with the longest durations of t ime away from work are cancer and mental health disorders, e.g. depression (between 75-80 days) andmusculoskeletal and circulatory disorders (between 70-75 days). (Fig. 2.9, p. 7)


Fact:Among all workers [all ages combined] in a 2004 study who reported having at least one medical condition for which they are being treated by a physician,25.4% reported experiencing limitations in time management due to their health; 21.7% reported impairment in physical work activities due to their health,40.6% reported health-related limitations in mental/interpersonal activities, and 31.9% reported health-related limitations in their overall output. (p. S40)

Source:Burton, W. N., Pransky, G., Conti, D. J., Chen, C. Y., & Edington, D. W. (2004). The association of medical conditions and presenteeism. Journal ofOccupational and Environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , 46(6 Suppl), S38-45.

Fact:In a 2004 study, among 16,000 workers participating in a survey at a large company, approximately 5% of older workers (aged 55-64) reported being absentfrom work to care for an ill family member during the 2-week study period, compared to 10.6% of the workers overall. (p. 1048)

Source:Burton, W. N., Chen, C. Y., Conti, D. J., Pransky, G., & Edington, D. W. (2004). Caregiving for ill dependents and its association with employee health risks andproductivity. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , 46(10), 1048-1056.


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Fact:In a 2004 study, among 16,000 workers participating in a survey at a large company, caregivers reported an average of 7.7 hours absent from work during the2-week study period. Among older workers (aged 55-64) , female older workers reported 7.7 hours away from work for caregiving and male older workersreported 4.0 hours during the two week period. (Fig. 1, p. 1052)

Source:Burton, W. N., Chen, C. Y., Conti, D. J., Pransky, G., & Edington, D. W. (2004). Caregiving for ill dependents and its association with employee health risks andproductivity. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , 46(10), 1048-1056.

Fact:Based on analysis of 2001 BLS data, younger age groups accounted for the majority of cases of cases of anxiety, stress and neurotic disorder cases involvingdays away from work in pr ivate industry. Workers aged 25-34 accounted for 25.5% of cases, and workers aged 35-44 accounted for 28.2% of cases. Amongolder workers, those aged 45-54 accounted for 24.6% of cases, and for ages 54 and older, 14.1% of cases. (fig. 2-3)

Source:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2004). Worker health chartbook 2004 (NIOSH Publication No. No. 2004-146) . Cinncinati, OH: NationalInstitute for Occupational Safety and Health. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/chartbook/

Fact:Based on analysis of 2001 BLS data, three age groups (25-34, 35-44, and 45-54) accounted for 78.9% of cases of musculoskeletal disorders [injuries ordisorders of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, and spinal discs] involving days away from work. Workers aged 54 and older accounted for 10.5%of cases. Case rates for the other age groups are: 25.9% (25-34), 31.2% (35-44), and 21.8% (45-54). (fig. 2-39)

Source:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2004). Worker health chartbook 2004 (NIOSH Publication No. 2004-146). Cincinnati, OH: NationalInstitute for Occupational Safety and Health. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/chartbook/

Fact:According to the 2003 Eldercare Surveyconducted by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), eldercare issues indicate a negative impact on anemployees productivity even when he or she is physically present in the office. Forty-four percent of respondents report workday interruptions as a result ofeldercare issues; 41% report mental/concentration problems; and 37% report excessive personal phone calls/business during work hours. (p.6)

Source:Society for Human Resource Management. (2003, December). 2003 Eldercare Survey. Alexandria, VA: Burke, E. M.

Fact:According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 28% of HR professionals reported theirorganization has seen "scheduling difficulties" due to eldercare issues. (Table 3, p.6)


Fact:According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 16% of HR professionals reported theirorganization has seen "strained employee/manager relationships" due to eldercare issues. (Table 3, p.6)


Fact:According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 10% of HR professionals reported theirorganization has seen "missed appointments/meetings" due to eldercare issues. (Table 3, p.6)


Fact:According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 3% of HR professionals strongly disagreed withthe statement "eldercare issues can inhibit an employee's career growth/advancement opportunities;" 19% of HR professionals disagreed, 32% of HRprofessionals were neutral, 41% of HR professionals agreed, and 4% of HR professionals strongly agreed. (Table 4, p.7)


Fact:According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 13% of HR professionals stated that the overallemployees in their organization have "turned down advancement opportunities due to eldercare issues;" 87% of overall employees report they have not. (Table10, p.12)

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Society for Human Resource Management. (2003, December). 2003 Eldercare Survey. Alexandria, VA: Burke, E. M.

Fact:According to a 2003 analysis of the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, "50-65 year olds reported only two-thirds of the lost productive time (LPT*) [due tohealth reasons] compared with those less than 30 years of age." (p. 1237)


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*The components of LPT are absence time for personal health reasons, reduced performance time while at work for personal health reasons, and absence timefor family health reasons.

Source:Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., & Morganstein, D. (2003). Lost productive work time costs from health conditions in the United States: Results from theAmerican productivity audit. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , 45(12), 1234-1246.

Fact:A 2003 study found that the adjusted mean lost productive time (LPT*) for a family health reason was significantly higher in younger (less than 40 years of age)than older workers (40 or more years old). For example, 2.7% of workers between the ages of 30-39 reported 2 or more LPT hours per week, compared to1.02% of workers aged 50-65. The percentage of workers between the ages of 18-39 who reported more than 2 hours of lost productive time (LPT) was 2.51while the same figure for workers between the ages of 40-65 was 1.49. (Table 2, p. 1239)

*The components of LPT are absence time for personal health reasons, reduced performance time while at work for personal health reasons, and absence timefor family health reasons.

Source:Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., & Morganstein, D. (2003). Lost productive work time costs from health conditions in the United States: Results from theAmerican productivity audit. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , 45(12), 1234-1246.

Fact:A 2003 analysis of the American Productivity Audit (2001-02) indicates that "thirteen percent of the total workforce experienced a loss in productive time duringa 2 week period due to a common pain condition. Headache was the most common (5.4%) pain condition resulting in lost productive time. It was followed byback pain (3.2%), arthritis pain (2%), and other musculoskeletal pain (2%)...No difference in the proportion of the workforce losing 2 hours per week ofproductivity due to pain [all conditions combined] was observed by age." (p. 2443, 2447)

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Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., Morganstein, D., & Lipton, R. (2003). Lost productive time and cost due to common pain conditions in the US workforce.JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(18), 2443-2454

Fact:According to a 2003 analysis of the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, lost productive time due to headache was highest in males and females in youngerage groups; for example approximately 6.5% of women aged 25-29 lost 2 hours or more of productive time due to headache, compared to less than 3% forwomen aged 45 and over. The proportion of the workforce with 2 hrs/week or more of headache-related lost productive time was approximately 2 times higherin females than males. (p. 2449-50)

Source:Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., Morganstein, D., & Lipton, R. (2003). Lost productive time and cost due to common pain conditions in the US workforce.JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(18), 2443-2455

Fact:

According to a 2003 analysis of the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, lost productive time due to arthritis was highest in older age groups; for example lessthan 1% of women aged 25-29 lost 2 hours or more of productive time due to arthritis, compared to between 2-3% for women aged 45 and over. (p. 2449-50)


Fact:According to a 2003 analysis of the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, lost productive time due to back pain is higher in younger men; almost 3% of men inthe 18-39 age range report 2 or more hours of lost productive time due to back pain, compared to approximately 2% or less in men 45 and older. Less than1.5% of women in all age groups report 2 hours or more of lost productive time due to back pain.(p. 2449-50)


Fact:According to a 2003 analysis of the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, the prevalence of depression among workers of all ages was 9.4% during a 2-weekstudy period; among ages 18-35, the prevalance was 8.2%; among ages 35-40, 10.7%, and among ages 50-65, 9.1%. (Table 2, p. 3140) Among the workerswith depression, 77.1% reported some lost productive time (LPT) related to depressive symptoms. LPT among depressed individuals was primarily explained byLPT while at work (82.1%). (p. 3140)

Source:Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., Hahn, S. R., & Morganstein, D. (2003). Cost of lost productive work time among US workers with depression. JAMA : TheJournal of the American Medical Association , 289(23), 3135-3144.

Fact:According to a 2003 analysis of the 2001-02 American Productivity Audit, 8.63 percent of 18 to 29 year old workers reported that they lost more than 2 hours aweek in productive time due to pain-related conditions in the previous two weeks, compared to 8.40 percent of 30 to 39 year olds, 7.82 percent of 40 to 49 yearolds, and 6.36 percent of 50 to 65 year olds. (p. 2450).


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Source:Stewart, W. F., Ricci, J. A., Chee, E., Morganstein, D., & Lipton, R. (2003). Lost productive time and cost due to common pain conditions in the US workforce .JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(18), 2443-2454

Fact:According to a 2001 analysis of CPS data on self-reported health status, "17 percent of persons age 55-64 have a work-limiting health problem compared with9 percent of persons age 40-54 and 5 percent of persons age 30-39." (p. 32)

Source:United States General Accounting Office. (2001). Older workers demographic trends pose challenges for employers and workers (GAO No. 02-85).Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office. Retrieved December 1, 2007 from http:/ /www.gao.gov/new.items/d0285.pdf

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