Work/Life Trends
Monthly Polls Identify Absenteeism and College Funding Issues

LifeCare's latest monthly polls reveal that:

Absenteeism

	65 percent of respondents report that they miss work, arrive late, leave early or take time off an average of zero to two hours per month due to family or personal issues;
	17 percent say they do so three to five hours per month;
	10 percent say they do so five to 10 hours per month;
	and five percent say they miss more than 10 hours per month.

College Funds

	33 percent of respondents say that they have no plan for funding their children’s college education;
	28 percent say that their primary source of funding is a 529 Plan;
	18 percent identified stocks/bonds/mutual funds/CDs as their primary source;
	17 percent identified personal and home equity loans;
	and two percent identified a Roth IRA.

Each month, LifeCare conducts a poll on its private web site to identify work/life trends and emerging needs among clients and their employees. Polls are available for employees on the home page of our web site, and HR staffers can also participate in HR-specific polls if they have access to our HR Community. If you would like to make a suggestion regarding subjects for future work/life polls—or if you wish to know the results of past polls—please contact your account manager.