SURVEYS

"Nearly 3 of every 4 Americans put cotton swabs inside their ears, risking a perforated eardrum . . ."—MSNBC.com

"The IRS Oversight Board found that only 9 percent of respondents thought it was acceptable to cheat on their taxes. Eighty-nine percent said it was never OK."—bizjournals.com

"60 percent of small-business owners said 2009 will be better than 2008. The poll, conducted by Microsoft indicates that 37 percent of small-business owners are worried about 2009 but believe their businesses will weather the current economic storm."—bizjournals.com

"Dallas has the fifth-lowest rate of caffeine consumption among 20 major U.S. cities. Riverside/San Bernardino in California was lowest, followed by Atlanta, San Diego, Minneapolis/St. Paul, then Dallas. Topping the list of caffeine consumers was Tampa, Fla., followed by Seattle, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. (If only coffee was counted, the hands-down winner was Seattle, world headquarters of Starbucks.)"—Dallas Morning News

"43% of Americans report they have a lot more common sense than most people."—PRNewswire

"Climate change poorly understood by public. The environment came out 13th on a list of 22 possibilities for the most important issues facing the U.S. today."—physorg.com

"NRDC 's report points out that as much as 40% of all bottled water comes from a city water system, just like tap water."— bottledwaterblues.com

"Most researchers around the globe feel they have good or excellent access to the scientific and medical journals they need."—  prnewswire

"Approximately two-thirds of moms are most likely to be the main gift buyer in their families. -- More than half of all respondents plan to do their holiday shopping alone. -- Two-thirds of all respondents plan ahead and intend to complete their shopping between now and Dec. 15. Another 10 percent already have completed their shopping."—biz.yahoo.com  [Link expired.]

"Twenty-seven percent of Americans are consuming more organic products than just one year ago. Nearly one in 10 use organic products regularly." austin.bizjournals.com

"By a decisive margin of 74-21 percent, Americans support former First Lady Nancy Reagan's call for the Bush White House to lift restrictions on stem cell research..."—PRNewswire

Survey of 339 Family Members of 911 Victims: "More blame former President Clinton for what happened that day than they do President Bush, but a majority feel the Bush administration did not do enough before 9/11 to act on intelligence warnings."—NY Times  [Link expired.]

"UK men have revealed themselves to be a nation of leg-lovers. In a new survey released today the majority - 63% - of men have said that they would much prefer a perfect pair of pins to a buxom bust on their ideal woman."—NewsWales

"A new report from the Federal Trade Commission says nearly 25 million adults -- more than 11 percent of the [US] adult population -- were victims of one or more consumer frauds during the year studied. The most common frauds: paying money to someone prior to receiving a loan or a credit card; buying unnecessary credit card insurance; or paying for a product or service never received."—NPR.org, August 5

"UCI Cinemas polled 1,200 children to find their favourite fairytale. The top ten were: 1. Cinderella (36%) 2. Sleeping Beauty (17%) 3. Hansel and Gretel (14%) 4. Rapunzel (10%) 5. Little Red Riding Hood (9%) 6. Rumpelstiltskin (5%) 7. The Princess and the Pea (4%) 8. Goldilocks and the Three Bears (3%) 9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1%) 10. Peter Pan (1%)."—TheScotsman [Link expired.]

"Sprint's new survey, the Wireless Courtesy Test, overwhelmingly found respondents complained that people are less courteous when on the phone, speaking loudly, bumping into strangers, or ignoring the needs of others. Meanwhile, those who use cell phones never see themselves as the discourteous ones."—thefeature.com [Link expired.]

"Right now, which issue is more important to you? Economy: 53% Terrorism: 47%"—CNBC SquawkBox [Link expired.]

"64% of the public thought that a public restroom doorknob has more germs than an ATM, but ATMs have more germs."—yahoonews.com  [Link expired.]

"More than 75% of male Britons admit they subscribe to the old 'treat them mean, keep them keen' adage in relationships with women."—scotsman.com [Link expired.]

"While roughly 76% of consumers say they have healthy eating habits, 57% consider themselves to be overweight."—PRNewswire  [Link expired.]