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Media Zone
 
Welcome to the Media Zone!

Throughout the 2009 Health is Cool! project, this website will be your one-stop-shop for information about our National Health Survey.
 

Employees:
 

  • 1062 Total respondents

  • Since the start of the recession:

     
    • 36% have experienced increased stress
    • 83 % are paying more attention to their spending
    • 28% have experienced a reduction in their employment income
       

 

  • Top three stressors:

    (First mention):

    • 30% Money 
    • 25% Work 
    • 10% Family Responsibilities

(Total of 3 mentions):

    • 61% Money
    • 55% Work
    • 37% Family Responsibilities
       

 

  • 43% of respondents worry about losing their jobs 

  • 47% think the recession will last one or more years. 18% don't know how long the recession will last.
     

Final employee survey results:
  5 pages - 128 kb

Regional results:
  5 pages - 152 kb

Comparison between employers and employees:
  17 pages - 247 kb
 

Tips for Employees weathering the current economic times
 

News release: Recession-Stressed Workers Need Employers’ Support 
 

Employers: 
 

  • 381 respondents
     
  • 53% think the recession will last one or more years
     
  • 64% have communicated how the current recession has impacted the organization's activities and revenue to employees
     
  • 37% agree that the current recession is harming employees' physical health
     
  • 61% agree that current recession is harming employee mental health
     
  • 69% feel that their organization's work environment is totally or mostly positive since the start of the current recession
     

Final employer survey results:
  4 pages - 145 kb
 

Comparison between employers and employees:
  17 pages - 247 kb
 

Tips for Employers to ride the current economic storm
 

News release: Employees, employers living different recession realities according to health survey
 

Also, from this page you can:

  • Be added to the media list;
  • Request interviews with spokespersons;
  • Request more information.

 

Just contact:
Sarah Twomey
Communications advisor
416-926-2700 or toll free 1-877-906-5551, Ext. 2015
sarah.twomey@dfs.ca

 

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