63% of U.S. employees admit to wasting their time at work

Percentage of U.S. workers who admit to wasting time at work, according to a study conducted by Salary.com: 63

Number of hours the average U.S. worker wastes in an 8.5-hour work day: 1.7

Ranks of personal Internet use, socializing with co-workers and conducting personal business among the activities most cited for wasting work hours: 1, 2, 3

Source: Salary.com

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Percentage of U.S. consumers who say their money will go before they do when they retire, according to a survey conducted by BIGresearch: 64

Percentage who say they'll go before their money: 36

Source: BIGresearch

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Median tenure (in number of years) for U.S. public-sector workers over the age of 25, according to a study conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute: 7.0

Median tenure for private-sector workers: 3.9

Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute.

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Ranks of firefighters, scientists, teachers, doctors and military officers as the occupations in the United States with the most prestige, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ranks of real estate brokers, actors, bankers, accountants and entertainers among the occupations in the United States with the least prestige: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: Harris Interactive

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Number of vehicles produced worldwide in 2006, according to a study conducted by the WorldWatch Institute: 67 million

Number of years that annual car production has exceeded 67 million: 0

Percentage increase in car production in China between 2005 and 2006: 29

Source: WorldWatch Institute

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