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Results of the Employee Benefits Survey

What is the extent to which each of the currently available benefits listed below is important in your decision to remain or accept a job with the Federal Government?

Employee Health Benefits
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	68.16%	17.89%	7.11%	6.84%	380
Current Employees	79.57%	14.89%	3.19%	2.34%	470

Retirement Annuity
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	68.42%	20.79%	7.11%	3.68%	380
Current Employees	82.55%	12.98%	3.62%	0.85%	470

Thrift Savings Plan
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	72.89%	20.26%	5.00%	1.84%	380
Current Employees	75.11%	18.09%	4.04%	2.77%	470

Retiree Health Benefits
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	63.16%	21.84%	9.21%	5.79%	380
Current Employees	85.11%	9.36%	2.98%	2.55%	470

Life Insurance
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	43.42%	25.53%	22.63%	8.42%	380
Current Employees	44.26%	28.09%	15.11%	12.55%	470

Long Term Care Insurance
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	32.89%	31.05%	22.37%	13.68%	380
Current Employees	32.34%	29.15%	27.66%	10.85%	470

Flexible Spending Account
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	18.68%	26.32%	28.16%	26.84%	380
Current Employees	22.77%	29.57%	25.96%	21.70%	470

Telework/Telecommuting
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	21.84%	19.21%	24.74%	34.21%	380
Current Employees	26.17%	24.47%	20.43%	28.94%	470

Child Care Subsidy
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	20.79%	15.00%	16.84%	47.37%	380
Current Employees	16.17%	18.30%	13.19%	52.34%	470

Health and Wellness Programs
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	27.89%	27.63%	22.63%	21.84%	380
Current Employees	29.79%	26.60%	28.30%	15.32%	470

(11) How important do you think a dental benefit would be in attracting people to accept a job with the Federal Government?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	61.05%	27.63%	10.53%	0.79%	380
Current Employees	48.94%	25.96%	15.53%	9.57%	470

(12) How important do you think a vision benefit would be in attracting people to accept a job with the Federal Government?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	53.68%	32.11%	12.89%	1.32%	380
Current Employees	47.02%	26.60%	17.66%	8.72%	470

(13) Was access to child care important to your decision to accept a job with the Federal Government?
Group Surveyed	Yes	No	Does Not Apply	# of Respondents
New Employees	11.84%	41.05%	47.11%	380
Current Employees	12.34%	31.28%	56.38%	470

(14) How important is it to you as a consumer to have a choice in selecting your health insurance?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	70.79%	22.89%	4.74%	1.58%	380
Current Employees	77.45%	19.15%	2.34%	1.06%	470

(15) How important is it for you to be able to choose among health care plans during an annual open enrollment period?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	61.05%	29.47%	6.32%	3.16%	380
Current Employees	67.87%	25.74%	4.89%	1.49%	470

(16) How important is it for you to be able to change your health care coverage outside an annual open enrollment period when events like getting married or childbirth occur?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	60.00%	25.00%	8.42%	6.58%	380
Current Employees	54.04%	26.38%	12.13%	7.45%	470

(17) How important is it for you to be able to set aside tax-free dollars to pay eligible expenses (for example, for dependent care and/or health care)?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	32.63%	32.63%	25.26%	9.47%	380
Current Employees	38.51%	26.38%	24.68%	10.43%	470

(18) How important is it for you to be able to choose among a range of health care plans to select coverage that meets your personal or family needs?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	66.84%	25.79%	4.47%	2.89%	380
Current Employees	75.74%	18.72%	4.04%	1.49%	470

(19) How important is it to you that the Federal Government offer health care benefits?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	88.95%	8.16%	2.11%	0.79%	380
Current Employees	91.70%	6.38%	1.28%	0.64%	470

(20) How important is it to you that the Federal Government offer life insurance?
Group Surveyed	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not at all Important	# of Respondents
New Employees	51.32%	28.16%	16.05%	4.47%	380
Current Employees	46.60%	28.30%	16.17%	8.94%	470

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