[Survey on Health Management | Part 2] Reasons why health support is needed but not progressing: 44.8% undeveloped, over half interested in "support that encourages action"

Binetsu Inc. (Headquarters: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Katsuya Takamine), which operates the employee welfare service "Calorie Parks," conducted an "Awareness Survey on Health Management" targeting 522 full-time employees working at companies. The first part (*) revealed that despite high health awareness in about 60% of respondents, it did not lead to actions such as management, continuation, or re-examination. This part verifies the ideal state of health management that leads to action, from the perspective of "what is necessary to continue health management without strain," based on these issues.

*Part 1: https://www.calorie-perks.com/lp/news/467/

<Survey Results Summary>

44.8% say "no" to workplace health support systems, with varying implementation across industries.

Over half find health support "necessary," revealing a gap with existing needs.

"No perceived benefits" and "anxiety about personal information" are factors hindering implementation and utilization.

55.4% are interested in mechanisms that encourage action, indicating a need for "naturally sustainable health management."

Survey Background

In recent years, health management has entered a phase where its effectiveness is being questioned, not just the establishment of systems. While system improvements such as strengthening stress checks and utilizing health checkup data are progressing, challenges such as failure to translate into action or continuation are observed in practice.

Given this situation, what companies are required to do is not to rely on employees' will or effort, but to create an environment where they can naturally take action in their daily lives.

This survey aimed to clarify the elements necessary to achieve "sustainable health management" and the future direction of health management, focusing on actual health management conditions and interest in support that encourages action.

Survey Outline

[Survey Method] Internet survey [Survey Area] Nationwide

[Survey Period] March 13 (Fri) - March 19 (Thu), 2026

[Survey Targets] Male and female full-time employees working at companies [Sample Size] 522 people

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Survey Results Overview

1. 44.8% say "no" to health support systems, with varying implementation across industries.

Presence or absence of workplace health support systems

When asked about the presence or absence of health support systems at their workplace, 44.8% responded "no," exceeding the "yes (38.7%)" response.

In addition, "don't know" was 16.5%, suggesting the possibility that even if systems exist, employees are unaware of them or do not utilize them.

By Industry | Presence or absence of workplace health support systems

Differences in the implementation status of health support systems were observed by industry. The highest percentage of "yes" to health support systems was in the security industry at 80%, while in transportation/logistics and retail industries, it was less than 30%.

This suggests that health support is not a uniform system but an area that requires design tailored to the specific workplace.

2. Over half find health support "necessary," revealing a gap with existing needs.

Necessity of workplace health support systems

Regarding the necessity of workplace health support systems, 55.0% felt they were "necessary" (sum of "very necessary" 18.6% and "somewhat necessary" 36.4%), accounting for over half of respondents. Meanwhile, "don't feel necessary" remained at 9.8%, but "neither" exceeded 30%.

From these results, it can be confirmed that while a certain level of need for health support exists, there are also many who cannot fully judge its necessity.

One of the contributing factors to this background is thought to be that the concrete benefits of the system are not sufficiently communicated, and it is difficult to visualize how to utilize it.

3. "No perceived benefits" and "anxiety about personal information" are factors hindering implementation and utilization.

Reasons why workplace health support systems are not needed

When asked about the reasons for not feeling health support systems are necessary, "don't feel personal benefit" was the most common at 39.2%, followed by "anxiety about handling personal information" (37.3%), and "don't want my workplace to know my health status" (23.5%).

In addition to the difficulty in conveying the value of the system, anxiety about privacy may be an obstacle to implementation and utilization. Also, even if a system exists, if the "benefits for oneself are unclear," it tends not to be utilized.

4. 55.4% are interested in mechanisms that encourage action, indicating a need for "naturally sustainable health management."

Impression of health management functions

When asked about their impression of health management functions, over half showed interest in multiple items.

Function that gives points for shopping, etc., depending on the number of steps: 55.4%

Function that automatically manages health checkup results and allows checking numerical trends: 53.5%