Among working generations of Canadians, employees aged 20 to 29 have the lowest general well-being, reporting a score of 46.9 out of 100, according to a new report by Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
The report analyzed data from 6,400 Canadians and uncovered insights across five dimensions of well-being: mood, stress, sleep, activeness and sense of purpose. On average, Canadians reported a well-being score of 49.4, while those aged 50 to 69 reported an above-average well-being score (52.4), followed by those aged 40 to 49 (49.9) and those aged 30 to 39 (49.1).
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The top healthy habits cited by respondents were getting better sleep (32 per cent), to move more (16 per cent) and reduce stress (13 per cent). Indeed, the lowest scores among the five well-being dimensions were sleep (two out of five) and activeness (2.2 out of five).
“When an employee’s well-being is low, benchmarking can additionally help direct employees to the best next step,” said Dr. Marc Robin, Dialogue’s medical director, in a press release. “This could mean implementing a healthy habit or leveraging existing benefits such as employee assistance programs, which are traditionally offered across most organizations, but more than half of Canadians report they never use.”
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