47% want to be Bill Gates

In another survey, U.S. tops in saying people 'live to work'

Published: Sunday, Feb. 3 2008 12:16 a.m. MST

If the ultimate makeover were possible, percentage of Americans who would like to be Bill Gates, according to a survey by GBC Document Finishing Group: 47

Percentage who chose Oprah Winfrey as the person they would most like to be: 25

Source: GBC.


Percentage of divorced Americans who are supposed to receive child support or alimony, according to a study by divorce360.com: 24

Of those who are supposed to receive child support or alimony, percentage who are receiving all of it: 25

Percentage who are not receiving any of it: 29

Source: divorce360.com.


Percentage of U.S. workers who said they "live to work" rather than "work to live," according to a survey conducted by Monster.com: 22

Rank of the U.S. among the four countries surveyed in terms of having the most respondents who selected "live to work": 1

Percentage of French workers who said they "live to work": 16

Percentage of German and U.K. workers who said the same: 15 (tie)

Source: Monster.com.


Rank of L.L. Bean among U.S. retail companies in terms of quality of customer service, according to a consumer survey conducted by the National Retail Federation: 1

Ranks of Zappos.com and Amazon.com: 2, 3

Number of Internet-only retailers in the top 10: 4

Source: Rasmussen Reports LLC.


Percentage of workers who have been explicitly informed that their at-work technology is monitored, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by lawyers.com: 45

Percentage of employees who say they use the Internet for non-work purposes while at work despite company policy: 69

Percentage of employees who say they use their phone for non-work purposes while at work despite company policy: 69

Source: lawyers.com.


Get The Deseret News Everywhere

Subscribe

Mobile

RSS