© 2003 SHRM

SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 5, 2003

Weekly Poll - Vacation Days

• Analyzing 341 responses of 2000 emails sent, 1702 received (response rate = 20%).

• Fielded August 5 – 12, 2003; presentation generated on August 13, 2003.

• Margin of error is +/- 5.29%

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SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 5, 2003

Does your organization offer paid vacation (set number of vacation days) or a paid time off plan (set number of sick, vacation, and personal days all in one plan)?

68%

30%

2%

Paid vacation Paid time off plan Neither

© 2003 SHRM

SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 5, 2003

Does your organization offer paid vacation (set number of vacation days) or a paid time off plan (set number of sick, vacation, and personal days all in one plan)?

Choice Count Percentage

Answered

Paid vacation 231 67.7%

Paid time off plan 102 29.9%

Neither 8 2.3%

© 2003 SHRM

SHRM Weekly Online Poll: August 5, 2003

On average, how many paid vacation days/paid time off days does your organization offer to employees who have been with the organization . . .

Paid

Vacation

(n = 231)

Paid Time

Off Plan

(n = 99)

Less than one year 6.28 13.24

One to less than two years

10.53 16.58

Two to less than three years

11.01 17.40

Three to less than five years

12.02 18.55

Five to less than ten years

15.18 22.04

Ten or more years 18.65 25.30