Poll: Fear of losing insurance keeps 1 in 6 U.S. workers in their jobs
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A new survey shows many in the United States are staying in jobs they may not want so they don t lose their health insurance. Photo by TBIT/Pixabay
Many American workers remain in jobs they d rather leave simply because they don t want to lose their health insurance, a new Gallup poll reveals.
That s the situation for 16% of respondents in a nationwide poll of more than 3,800 adults conducted March 15-21.
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The fear is strongest among Black workers. Pollsters found they are more likely to keep an unwanted job at 21% than Hispanic respondents, at 16%, or White respondents 14%.
One out of every six adult workers (16%) in the United States are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey of more than 3,800 US adults. The survey finds the fear is even more pronounced among Black workers, who are 50% more likely to remain in an unwanted job than their White and Hispanic counterparts.
Fear of losing employer-sponsored health insurance keeps 1 in 6 workers in their jobs
One out of every six adult workers (16%) in the United States are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults.
The survey finds the fear is even more pronounced among Black workers, who are 50% more likely to remain in an unwanted job than their White and Hispanic counterparts (21% to 14% and 16%, respectively).
But the most likely to stay in a job they would rather leave are those workers in households earning less than $48,000 a year roughly 3 in 10 (28%) say they will not leave and risk losing their health benefits. Workers in lower income households are nearly three times more likely to stay in an unwanted job than are workers living in households earning at least $120,000 per year.
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Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): One out of every six adult workers (16 per cent) in the United States are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults.
The survey finds the fear is even more pronounced among Black workers, who are 50 per cent more likely to remain in an unwanted job than their White and Hispanic counterparts (21 per cent to 14 per cent and 16 per cent, respectively).
But the most likely to stay in a job they would rather leave are those workers in households earning less than USD 48,000 a year roughly 3 in 10 (28 per cent) say they will not leave and risk losing their health benefits. Workers in lower-income households are nearly three times more likely to stay in an unwanted job than are workers living in households earning at le
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 Workers in Their Jobs: Survey by Colleen Fleiss on May 6, 2021 at 11:44 PM
In the United States, 16% of adult workers are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, revealed a new West Health-Gallup survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults.
But the most likely to stay in a job they would rather leave are those workers in households earning less than $48,000 a year roughly 3 in 10 (28%) say they will not leave and risk losing their health benefits. Workers in lower income households are nearly three times more likely to stay in an unwanted job than are workers living in households earning at least $120,000 per year.