NATIONAL POLL:
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE
HEALTH BENEFITS
November 1-13, 2014
N=500 Current or Retired Federal Employees
Margin of Error: +/- 4.4%
#141103
FEHB participants highly satisfied with the coverage,
number of choices, and value they receive...an
impressive feat for such a large program.
Very
Satisfied
How satisfied are you with your
health care coverage under the
Federal Employees Health Benefits
(FEHB) program?
Not Very
Satisfied
How satisfied are you with the
number of health plan choices
you are offered in the FEHB
program?
97%
98%
Somewhat
Satisfied
46%
45%
39%
Total
96%
32%
22%
17%
1%
How satisfied are you with the
overall value of your health plan in
the FEHB program?
42%
34%
14%
Not At All
Satisfied
Extremely
Satisfied
3%
0%
Total
4%
0%
0%
Total
2
Satisfaction with overall health care coverage within FEHB
program. (By collection methodology, employment status,
and health care decision making role)
Overall, how satisfied are you with your health care coverage under the
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program?
Federal Employees
Insider
Rank
And File
Employment Status
Decision Making Role
Current
Retired
Sole
Shared
Extremely Satisfied
22%
44%
40%
37%
44%
28%
Very Satisfied
54%
42%
47%
38%
42%
52%
Somewhat Satisfied
23%
12%
12%
24%
12%
19%
Not Very Satisfied
0%
2%
1%
2%
1%
1%
Not At All Satisfied
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Satisfaction with overall health care coverage within FEHB
program. (By gender, age, ethnicity and region)
Overall, how satisfied are you with your health care coverage under the
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program?
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Region
Male
Fem.
18-34
35-50
51-68
White
Hisp.
Afr.
Am.
NE
MW
South
West
Extremely
Satisfied
40%
39%
52%
37%
30%
37%
69%
43%
42%
36%
38%
40%
Very
Satisfied
44%
46%
40%
51%
45%
47%
24%
42%
43%
49%
46%
42%
Somewhat
Satisfied
14%
14%
8%
9%
23%
15%
7%
10%
15%
12%
14%
16%
Not Very
Satisfied
1%
1%
1%
3%
1%
1%
0%
3%
1%
3%
1%
1%
Not At All
Satisfied
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Satisfaction with the number of health plan options
within FEHB program. (By collection methodology,
employment status, and health care decision making role)
How satisfied are you with the number of health plan choices you are offered
in the FEHB program?
Federal Employees
Employment Status
Decision Making Role
Insider
Rank
And File
Current
Retired
Sole
Shared
Extremely Satisfied
23%
36%
35%
30%
37%
26%
Very Satisfied
46%
47%
47%
43%
48%
44%
Somewhat Satisfied
27%
15%
16%
22%
13%
25%
Not Very Satisfied
4%
2%
2%
5%
2%
5%
Not At All Satisfied
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Satisfaction with the number of health plan options
within FEHB program. (By gender, age, ethnicity and
region)
How satisfied are you with the number of health plan choices you are offered
in the FEHB program?
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Region
Male
Fem.
18-34
35-50
51-68
White
Hisp.
Afr.
Am.
NE
MW
South
West
Extremely
Satisfied
33%
34%
41%
38%
25%
32%
50%
40%
36%
34%
32%
35%
Very
Satisfied
46%
48%
47%
49%
45%
48%
40%
42%
39%
47%
49%
48%
Somewhat
Satisfied
19%
15%
10%
11%
27%
18%
10%
12%
21%
18%
17%
14%
Not Very
Satisfied
2%
3%
2%
2%
3%
2%
0%
5%
4%
1%
2%
3%
Not At All
Satisfied
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Satisfaction with overall health plan value within FEHB
program. (By collection methodology, employment status,
and health care decision making role)
How satisfied are you with the overall value of your health plan in the
FEHB program?
Federal Employees
Employment Status
Decision Making Role
Insider
Rank
And File
Current
Retired
Sole
Shared
Extremely Satisfied
19%
35%
33%
26%
37%
20%
Very Satisfied
51%
40%
44%
37%
40%
46%
Somewhat Satisfied
25%
21%
20%
30%
20%
27%
Not Very Satisfied
5%
4%
3%
8%
3%
7%
Not At All Satisfied
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Satisfaction with overall health plan value within FEHB
program. (By gender, age, ethnicity and region)
How satisfied are you with the overall value of your health plan in the
FEHB program?
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Region
Male
Fem.
18-34
35-50
51-68
White
Hisp.
Afr.
Am.
NE
MW
South
West
Extremely
Satisfied
32%
31%
42%
31%
24%
27%
64%
42%
36%
31%
30%
32%
Very
Satisfied
42%
42%
38%
47%
42%
47%
21%
30%
35%
46%
44%
42%
Somewhat
Satisfied
21%
23%
18%
18%
28%
23%
12%
22%
24%
19%
23%
21%
Not Very
Satisfied
4%
3%
2%
4%
6%
3%
2%
7%
4%
4%
4%
5%
Not At All
Satisfied
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
