Men top women in cell minutes per month

Average number of minutes per month that men spend talking on their cell phones, according to Cingular's annual survey on wireless usage: 546

Average number of minutes per month that women spend talking on their cell phones: 470

Number of consecutive years that the survey has revealed the fact that men talk more on their cell phones than women: 6

Source: Cingular.

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Percentage of customers who say that when they like the music they hear while on hold, they feel they had shorter wait times than those who did not like the music, according to a study by professor Naveen Donthu of Georgia State University: 75

Source: Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

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Percentage of homeowners with a primary residence valued at more than $1 million ($2 million for California residents because the median house price is more than twice the national average) that have designer kitchens, according to a survey by Coldwell Banker: 66

Percentage that have wine cellars: 33

Percentage that have theater seating: 24

Source: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp. — PR firm Publicis Dialog.

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Percentage of small businesses that fail in the first two years, according to the Small Business Administration: 34

Percentage of small businesses that fail within the first five years: 56

Source: Small Business Administration — Office of Advocacy.

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Percentage of workers who say they plan to work while on vacation this year, according to CareerBuilder.com's "Vacation 2006" survey: 27

Percentage of workers who said they planned to work while on vacation last year: 33

Percentage of workers who report feeling guilty about missing work while on vacation: 16