Gas prices aren't hurting travel plans of super rich

Projected average amount that the super rich (those whose household net worth tops at least $10 million) will spend on holiday entertaining this year, according to the Elite Traveler Magazine/Prince and Associates 2007 Holiday Spending Survey: $45,800

Projected average amount that will be spent on gifts/services for pets: $10,200

Percentage of respondents who said rising gas prices are impacting their holiday travel plans: 0

Source: Elite Traveler.

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Projected average expenditure per U.S. household on gifts this year, according to the Conference Board: $471

Estimated expenditure in 2006: $449

Source: The Conference Board.

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Percentage of employees who say that decorations help make the office party more festive, according to a survey by Quill Corp.: 52

Percentage who don't put up any special decorations for office parties: 46

Percentage of parties whose cost is covered by participating employees who pitch in their own money: 41.5

Source: Quill Corp.

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Percentage of U.S. parents with children who play video or computer games who say that they never play along with their children, according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press-AOL Games: 43

Percentage of children age 4 to 17 who play video games at least "occasionally," according to the parents surveyed: 81

Source: The Associated Press.

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Percentage of respondents who handle their account credentials in an unsafe manner (specifically storing passwords on their computers, writing passwords on paper and using the same user names and/or passwords for multiple shopping accounts), according to the results of a nationwide survey of online shoppers by Guard ID Systems Inc.: 91

Percentage of online shoppers who have received e-mail-based phishing attacks: 74