Table 2. Percent of full-time employees offered other employee benefits, 1997
Table 2. Percent of full-time employees offered other employee benefits, medium and
large private establishments, 1997
Professional,
All technical, Clerical Blue-collar
employees and and sales and service
related employees(2) employees(3)
employees(1)
Income continuation plans
Severance pay.............. 36 48 43 26
Supplemental unemployment
benefits................ 5 2 2 7
Family benefits
Child care................. 10 14 10 7
Adoption assistance........ 10 16 12 6
Long-term care insurance... 7 10 11 4
Flexible workplace......... 2 5 3 (4)
Health promotion programs
Wellness................... 36 44 36 32
Employee assistance........ 61 75 63 52
Fitness center............. 21 31 19 16
Miscellaneous benefits
Job-related travel accident
insurance............... 42 56 46 32
Nonproduction bonuses...... 42 43 43 40
Subsidized commuting....... 6 10 7 3
Educational assistance:
Job-related.............. 67 81 68 58
Non-job-related.......... 20 25 18 18
Section 125 cafeteria
benefits(5)............. 52 70 62 36
Flexible benefit plans... 13 20 15 7
Reimbursement plans...... 32 45 37 21
Premium conversion plans. 7 5 11 7
1 Includes professional, technical, executive, and administrative occupations.
2 Includes clerical, administrative support, and sales occupations.
3 Includes production, craft, repair, laborer, and service occupations.
4 Less than 0.5 percent.
5 Includes all types of plans under Internal Revenue Code, Section 125. Flexible
benefit plans may include reimbursement account features.
NOTE: Sums of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
United States Department of Labor
