The Providence Business News Executive Poll is
a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small
and large companies in a variety of industries.
QUESTION: Do you plan to get – or have you already received – a flu shot this season?
Yes: 62%
No: 38%
QUESTION: Does your company’s health insurance plan cover your flu shot?
Yes: 85%
No: 15%
QUESTION: What happens to your unused sick time at the end of the year?
It’s lost: 58%
It’s carried over into next year: 33%
I’m able to cash it out: 9%
QUESTION: How many sick days do you typically take over the curse of a year?
None: 38%
One to three: 59%
Five or more: 8%
QUESTION: Are you more likely to take a sick day because you are sick, or because you need to take care of a sick child?
For myself: 85%
For a child: 15%
