Many graduates fly back to family nest

Percentage of prospective graduates who expect to "boomerang" and spend at least some time living with their parents, according to a survey conducted by MonsterTrak: 48

Percentage of 2007 graduates who are still living with their parents: 43

Of this group, percentage who say it is due to limited financial resources: 75

Source: MonsterTRAK.

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Percentage of travelers who said money is the biggest barrier when it comes to taking family vacations, according to TripAdvisor's Family Travel Survey: 51

Percentage of respondents who take trips with their children who said the hardest part of taking a family vacation is staying on budget: 30

Source: TripAdvisor.

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Percentage of job-seeking executives who said they would be comfortable setting their sights on new employment opportunities even while on their current employers' payrolls, according to a survey by Accountemps: 75

Source: Robert Half International.

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Percentage of Americans who classify themselves as "early birds," according to a survey conducted by Braun Research for Panera Bread: 46

Percentage who say they are "night owls": 24

Source: Panera Bread.

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Year the comic strip "Mutt and Jeff" first appeared in the nations' newspapers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 1908

Estimated number of daily newspapers that were printed at that time: 2,600

Estimated number printed today: 1,450

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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