Social media still largely for personal use

  • 47 percent of employees use Facebook daily or weekly for personal reasons; 7 percent use it for business.
  • 45 percent of employees use text messaging daily or weekly for personal reasons; 16 percent use it for business.
  • 80 percent of employees said they weren't interested in receiving information about their benefits, or wellness tips through Twitter or text messaging; 75 percent said they weren't interested in getting information through Facebook.
  • 82 percent of employees have received mailings about their benefits from their employer in the past year; 58 percent received e-mail.
  • 47 percent of employees went to their company website for information on benefits.

Source: National Business Group on Health

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