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Of the 706 respondents to the survey cited above, 86% of those employed
full-time and 28% of those employed part-time received health insurance
benefits.

Results from a survey of Franklin County businesses conducted by the Columbus
AIDS Advisory Coalition provide further data about the link between part-time
employment and a lack of medical benefits. Of the 285 establishments that
participated, 59% employed part-time workers. The greatest percentage of
part-time workers were employed in the trade and services sectors of the
economy. Of those businesses employing part-time workers, 89% did not provide
medical benefits to those workers.
Personal Benefits by Employment Status


Health Sick Paid Tuition
Category Insurance Leave Vacation Aid Pension


Overall72%70%72%46%59%

Employment
Full-Time86%82%84%57%70%
Part-Time28%32%37%14%26%

Occupation
Admin/Supv92%88%92%64%68%
Prof/Tech75%77%70%59%73%
Sales52%50%56%21%35%
Clerical74%74%82%49%61%
Manual64%46%73%20%27%

Personal Contribution
>$20,00090%86%83%69%80%
<=$20,00062%62%68%36%48%

Union Member
No68%65%72%44%54%
Yes94%94%73%60%87%

Source:1988 Needs Assessment and Survey of Columbus Area Women, Susan L.
Josephs, Mary Margaret Fonow and Virginia A. Wemmerus. The survey was sponsored
by the Columbus Women's Round Table and The Columbus Foundation.

Filename:PS-001

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