Americans favor gas price controls

When Americans are asked what steps should be taken to reduce gas prices, percentage who are in favor of imposing price controls, according to a Gallup Poll: 53

Percentage who support releasing supplies from the federal government's strategic petroleum reserve: 58

Percentage who support drilling in U.S. coastal and wilderness areas now off-limits: 57

Source: Gallup.

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Percentage of employers who state that people who dress better or more professionally tend to be promoted more often than others in their organization, according to a CareerBuilder.com survey: 41

Percentage of financial service institutions that state that people who dress more professionally tend to be promoted more often than others in the organization: 55

Percentage of IT employers who agree: 37

Source: CareerBuilder.com.

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Percentage of baby boomers who said they would be very satisfied with their parents' lifestyles, according to findings of the 2008 Generational Differences in Retirement Planning: Adult Children of Retired Parents, a study conducted by Mathew Greenwald and Associates: 37

Percentage of retired parents who attributed their retirement success to the avoidance of credit card debt: 81

Percentage who also cited the creation of an emergency fund: 86

Source: NAVA.

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Percentage of Americans who are afraid they're being worked over as their cars are worked on — they lack confidence that their mechanic is charging them a fair price, according to a survey commissioned by DriverSide and conducted by Kelton Research: 46

Percentage of Americans who say that keeping up with their cars' regularly scheduled maintenance is a hassle and an inconvenience: 46

Source: DriverSide.

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