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  Click here to download the 7th annual MetLife
Study of Employee Benefit Trends




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Study Methodology

The 7th annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends is based upon two separate sets of research interviews conducted during August and November, 2008 with two distinct respondent groups. The August study survey comprised 1,524 interviews with benefits decision makers at companies with staff sizes with at least 2 employees. The employee sample comprised 1,349 interviews with full-time employees, age 21 and over, at companies with a minimum of 2 employees. Both sets of studies were fielded by GfK Custom Research North America.





    
Demographic Profile of the Employer Sample
Employers span a broad range of industries, sizes and geographic locations.

Industry Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Services 25% 24%
Heavy Industry 18% 18%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 13% 13%
Sales/Trade 11% 11%
Technology, Software and Services 11% 13%
Education 9% 7%
Public Administration 5% 6%
Transportation, Communications,
Electric, Gas, Sanitary Services
5% 6%
Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Life Sciences 3% 2%

      
Employer Size (Staff Size) Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
2-9 20% 20%
10-49 20% 20%
50-199 18% 17%
200-499 4% 5%
500-999 4% 5%
1,000-4,999 13% 14%
5,000-9,999 10% 10%
10,000+ 10% 10%

Geography Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
South 32% 32%
Midwest 23% 23%
West 24% 23%
Northeast 20% 22%
    

     Totals do not always equal 100% due to rounding.


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