Boomer's Favourite TV Shows
Star Trek 37%
Twillight Zone 30%
Laugh In 31%
Source: Varilux Boomer Watch
Nearly 40% of adults who belong to the baby boom
generation (people ages 37 to 55) say their favorite
TV show when they were growing up was Star Trek.
07/05/2001 - Updated 09:20 AM ET
Boomer's Favourite TV Shows
Pets In Our Beds
Dogs 36% Cats 41% Source: NPD Group for American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Over half of cat owners and nearly 40% of dog owners say their pet sleeps in a family member's bed each night. 05/23/2001 - Updated 01:00 PM ET
What Stresses Us Out?.
Money. 49%
Family Responsibilities 22%
Work Deadline 22%
Commuting 7%
Source: CyberPulse for Wrigley
Healthcare's Surpass
Nearly half of adults say that money issues
are the top cause of stress for them in their daily lives.
05/09/00- Updated 06:40 PM ET
Ready To Retire
What Most Folks Do After They Leave The Work Force
Volunteer 74%
Recreation 67%
Go Back to Work 62%
Travel 47%
Source: Market Facts for Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Retirement plans
Half of people 35 to 54 plan to retire between 60 and 69.
05/23/00- Updated 07:29 PM ET
30 Something And Singles On The Rise
1970:
Men 9.4%
Women 6.2%
1998:
Men 29.2%
Women 21.6%
Source: Census Bureau, March 2000
Unmarried 30-to-34 year olds
The proportion of people age 30 to 34 who have
never married has more than tripled since 1970.
05/09/00- Updated 06:37 PM ET
How Adults Use E-mails
Send Jokes 76%
Make Social Plans 75%
Gossips 42%
Source: AmericanGreetings.com phone survey
Personal connections
Fifty-three percent of adults use e-mail to send online greeting cards.
Retirement Plan
Enjoy Work 53%
Want Money For Extra 30%
Health Insurance 24%
Sixty-one percent of workers expect to work for pay
during their 'retirement' years.
Top reason:
They enjoy work and want to stay involved.
Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
07/25/2001 - Updated 07:18 PM ET
How Executive Find New Jobs
Last year, over 60% of laid-off executives found
new jobs by networking. Amount of time it took to
land a new job: 3.1 months.
Source: Drake Beam Morin
04/15/2001 - Updated 08:38 PM ET
Medical bills
Source: U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
How much Americans spend a year on doctors' visits.
Richest American
Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Company,
was the first U.S. billionaire.
Source: Forbes
Older workers most content
Overall, 68% of employees say they are satisfied with their current employer.
Source: CDB Research & Consulting
05/09/00- Updated 06:49 PM ET
Another Black Monday
Ten years ago, the Dow Jones Industrial dropped 508 points.
This is how most say they would react if it happened again.
01/31/00- Updated 01:17 AM ET
Super Bowl Ads
Source:NFL
The price of a 30-second commercial was almost
40 times as much for the 1999 Super Bowl
as it was for Super Bowl I in 1967.
05/09/00- Updated 06:37 PM ET
How Adults Use E-mails
Send Jokes 76%
Make Social Plans 75%
Gossips 42%
Source: AmericanGreetings.com phone survey
Personal connections
Fifty-three percent of adults use e-mail to send online greeting cards.
Retirement Plan
Enjoy Work 53%
Want Money For Extra 30%
Health Insurance 24%
Sixty-one percent of workers expect to work for pay
during their 'retirement' years.
Top reason:
They enjoy work and want to stay involved.
Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
07/25/2001 - Updated 07:18 PM ET
How Executive Find New Jobs
Last year, over 60% of laid-off executives found
new jobs by networking. Amount of time it took to
land a new job: 3.1 months.
Source: Drake Beam Morin
04/15/2001 - Updated 08:38 PM ET
Medical bills
Source: U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
How much Americans spend a year on doctors' visits.
Richest American
Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Company,
was the first U.S. billionaire.
Source: Forbes
Older workers most content
Overall, 68% of employees say they are satisfied with their current employer.
Source: CDB Research & Consulting
05/09/00- Updated 06:49 PM ET
Another Black Monday
Ten years ago, the Dow Jones Industrial dropped 508 points.
This is how most say they would react if it happened again.
01/31/00- Updated 01:17 AM ET
Super Bowl Ads
Source:NFL
The price of a 30-second commercial was almost
40 times as much for the 1999 Super Bowl
as it was for Super Bowl I in 1967.