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Appendix B
Description of research
sample and workplace
mental health programs
Mental Fitness Index: This index can gauge mental
fitness by different population characteristics.
(See Table 1.) It can be applied to any employee.
(See Appendix C, MFI score, program impact, and
key outcomes for more details.)
Table 1
Mental Fitness Index population characteristics
(MFI score)
Generation n MFI score/100
Generation Z
(1995–2010; ages 10–24)
58 65
Millennials
(1980–94; ages 25–39)
623 63
Generation X
(1965–79; ages 40–54)
598 63
Baby boomers
(1946–64; ages 55–69)
340 63
n MFI score
Female 843 62.7
Male 770 64.1
n MFI score
Office 1,136 63
Home 202 62
Flexible 163 66
Fieldwork 137 61
Source: The Conference Board of Canada.