January 22, 2010 Background Checking: Drug Testing

January 22, 2010

Background Checking: Drug Testing

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Drug Testing

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Does your organization conduct pre-employment drug testing for any job candidates?

55%17%

7%

21%

All job candidates

Selected job candidates (e.g., for safety-sensitive positions)

When required by law (e.g., DOT)

No, my organization does not conduct drug testing for any of its job candidates

Note: n = 320. “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.


Which category of job candidates do you conduct pre-employment drug testing on?

Job candidates whom are placed at specific clients locations

Job candidates for positions involving national defense or homeland security

Job candidates who will work with children, the elderly, the disabled, and other vulnerable populations

Job candidates for senior executive positions (e.g., CEO, CFO, CHRO, etc.)

Job candidates who will work in health care or with access to drugs (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, pharmacies, rehabilitation centers)

Job candidates who will have access to highly confidential employee information (e.g., salary, benefit, medical information or other personal information about employees, etc.)

Job candidates for positions with fiduciary and financial responsibility (e.g. handling cash, banking, accounting, compliance, technology)

Job candidates who will have access to company or other people's property or otherwise placed in a position of financial trust (e.g., information technology, administrative services,

cleaning crews)

Job candidates who will have security responsibilities (e.g., security guards)

Job candidates who will be employed in safety-sensitive positions (including operating heavy equipment, transportation, etc.)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

13%

15%

16%

16%

18%

18%

22%

24%

28%

75%

Note: (n = 68). The data in this figure represent organizations that conduct pre-employment drug testing on select job candidates or when required by law. Percentages do not total to 100% as respondents were allowed multiple choices.


Which of the following post-employment drug tests does your organization conduct?

Site testing*

Baseline testing

Follow-up testing*

For-cause testing*

Random testing

Post-accident testing

Reasonable suspicion testing

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

13%

22%

30%

41%

46%

69%

80%

1%

39%

58%

73%

2009 2006

Note: (n = 222). The data in this figure represent organizations that conduct drug testing. Percentages do not total to 100% as respondents were allowed multiple choices. “*” indicates option was not available in 2006.


Which of the following post-employment drug tests does your organization conduct?

• Post-accident testing: Privately owned for-profit organization (79%) and Publicly owned for-profit organization (72%) > Nonprofit organization (45%)

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Note: Comparison by organizations’ sector represent those who conduct post-hire drug test.

Comparison by Organization’s Sector


Demographics: Organization Industry

Industry

Health care, social assistance (e.g., nursing homes, EAP providers) 18%

Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering 12%

Manufacturing—other 11%

Educational services/education 8%

Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal 5%

Financial services (e.g., banking) 5%

Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution) 5%

Insurance 5%

Retail/wholesale trade 4%

Construction, mining, oil and gas 3%

Other services (e.g., nonprofit, church/religious organizations) 3%

High-tech 3%

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Note: n=312. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.


Demographics: Organization Industry (continued)

Industry

Telecommunications 3%

Utilities 3%

Services—accommodation, food and drinking places 2%

Publishing, broadcasting, other media 2%

Arts, entertainment, recreation 2%

Consulting 1%

Manufacturing—auto/auto-related 1%

Real estate, rental, leasing 1%

Association—professional/trade 1%

Pharmaceutical 1%

Other 1%

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Note: n=312. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.


Demographics: Organization Sector

Government sector

Publicly owned for-profit organization

Nonprofit organization

Privately owned for-profit organization

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

8%

25%

25%

43%

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Note: n = 319. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding


Demographics: Organization Staff Size

Small (1-99 employees) Medium (100-499 employees) Large (500 or more employees)0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

7%

28%

65%

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Demographics: Organization Region

West

Northeast

South

Midwest

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

19%

20%

29%

32%

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Demographics: Organization Operations Location

Primarily nationally based

Primarily locally based Primarily state based Primarily multinationally based

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

43%

24%

18%14%

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Background Checking

• Response rate = 19%• Sample comprised of 433 randomly selected HR

professionals from SHRM’s membership• Margin of error is +/- 5 • Survey fielded November 18 – December 4, 2009

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January 22, 2010 Background Checking: Drug Testing