21% of adults cover parents' expenses

Of the 29.3 million working adults with at least one living parent, the percentage of this group who are spending an average of $240 per month to cover expenses for their parents, according to a study sponsored by mutual fund company Putnam Investments: 21

Of the 23.5 million working Americans with grown children, percentage who provide their kids with some financial support: 45

Percentage of those supporting their parents financially who said they were "very pleased" to make the sacrifice: 57

Percentage of those parents supporting a grown child who felt the same way: 38

Source: Putnam Investments

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Percentage of the work force who know someone they believe was denied a job, promotion or pay increase because of that individual's race or ethnicity, according to a survey: 19

Percentage of African-American workers who believe they know of someone who has been the victim of this sort of discrimination: 46

Source: Hudson

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Rank of the phone, keyboard, computer mouse and desktop as the germiest workplace surfaces overall, according to a study: 1, 2, 3, 4

Percentage of workers who snack at their desks at least once a day, according to a 2006 American Dietetic Association survey: 57

Percentage of workers who "only occasionally" clean their desks before eating: 75

Percentage who never do: 20

Source: Clorox Co.

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In previous research, the number of components that were believed necessary in setting up an entertainment center (stereo system, a VCR and a television larger than 25 inches), according to a Harris Interactive research study of adult consumers across America that focused on the emerging "digital home": 3

Percentage of U.S. adults who have home networks: 39

Percentage of those with home networks who would like to use their personal computer as a media center to control their entertainment system: 37