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What's the Worst Job to Have in 2013?

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:24:40 +0000

Some fields are better than others. And some you may want to think about avoiding altogether. CareerCast has created a list of the worst careers for 2013. Topping the list? Newspaper reporter. You don’t have to wear a hat with the word “press” in it while smoking a cigar to figure out it’s a profession [...]

Study Reveals Surprising Answer About What Makes Someone Sexy

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:12:11 +0000

Figuring out what makes someone sexy is no laughing matter. Or is it? Valentine’s Day is just about here, so if you’re still single, you may want to know just what a potential mate is trying to find. In a survey of more than 2,000 people who were asked what makes someone sexy, good sense [...]

Would You Date Somebody 15 Years Older Than You? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:17:20 +0000

While flings with a much older man — and by much older we mean at least a 15-year difference — have long been sighted amongst women in our culture (Exhibit A: Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas), it is only recently that romances where the woman is the much older partner have come into the forefront.

Are You Suffering From 'Facebook Fatigue?' — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:06:31 +0000

Facebook’s cratering stock price is far from the social network’s only problem these days. They are also dealing with a customer base, which is getting increasingly bored with its service. According to a new poll by Reuters/Ipsos of 1,032 Americans, 34% said they are spending less time on Facebook than they did four months ago. [...]

What Are the Most Popular Fast Food Restaurants in America?

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:58:04 +0000

Americans are always on the go. Jobs are scarce and careers hang in the balance, so we’re spending more time cDonaldrunning to and from the office. That means we’re also eating more on the run. Harris Interactive surveyed a pool of fast food eaters and customers and found that Subway once again ranked as the [...]

Study: Getting Married May Not be Better Than Living Together

Daryl Nelson — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:20:11 +0000

Are you living with your girlfriend and thinking about popping the big question? You may want to reconsider. A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, show that married couples have only few advantages compared to couples that aren’t married and live together. “Marriage has long been an important social institution, but [...]

Are You Committed to a New Year's Resolution? 'Cause Most Fail Miserably — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:19:43 +0000

The hangover has subsided, and the noise makers and funny hats have been thrown away, so now New Year’s revelers are just left with the resolutions they made when the clock struck midnight. Unfortunately, most of us may even throw those out as well. According to a recent survey of 15,301 adults by FranklinConvey, 35 [...]

Shocking or No? Spankings Are Still the Norm for Half of Americans

Kathy Landin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:33:31 +0000

Back in the ’60s, corporal punishment was common practice for a shocking 94 percent of parents in the US. While a lot of us may find this number unsettling, just as many don’t. In fact, half of all parents today admitted to punishing children by “spanking on the bottom with a bare hand” to a telephone poll conducted by the National Institutes for Mental Health.

Research Proves Size Does Matter When It Comes to Gifts

Kathy Landin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:41:02 +0000

Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.

US Teen Birth Rate Hits a 70-Year Low — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:32:16 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that the teen birth rate in the United States dropped to an all-time low in 2010. Last year, there were 34.3 births per 1,000 teenagers aged 15-19, a nine percent drop from 2009 and the lowest rate in the nearly 70 years such data has been [...]

New York Is the City Where Americans Would Most and Least Like To Live — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:34:51 +0000

A new survey has found that New York is the city Americans where they would most and least like to live. Harris Interactive asked 2,463 adults what city they would prefer to live in or near, not including the city they currently reside. Following the Big Apple on the best city to live list was [...]

Scantily-Clad People Are Viewed as Less Competent, More Sensitive

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:00:30 +0000

A University of Maryland study conducted with both male and female volunteers discovered that, as with women, scantily-clad men are seen as more sensitive but less competent than their fully-clothed counterparts. According to the researchers, we all view others as having two aspects of mind: the ability to plan, act and exert self-control, called “agency,” [...]

Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:43:54 +0000

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.

64 Percent Agree With Herman Cain About Media Being 'Dishonest' — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:52:11 +0000

Embattled presidential candidate Herman Cain recently stated, “There are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest,” and Mediabistro had to see if people agreed.

The site’s survey asked 1,179 registered voters if they sided with Cain’s view on the media, and 64 percent of respondents did.

Two Out of Three Think a Wife Should Take Husband's Last Name – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:26:07 +0000

Sixty-seven percent of Americans think that a woman should take her husband’s surname upon marriage, according to an Indiana University survey of 815 adults. In fact, the poll found that 50 percent think there should be a law requiring wives to adopt the last name of their husbands. While there is no comprehensive information on what [...]

Ronald Reagan Is the President Most Americans Want to Bring Back — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:18:43 +0000

When asked which former president they would like to run the country today, 36 percent of Americans picked Ronald Reagan. That made The Gipper the number one selection in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll of 1,012 adults. Franklin Delano Roosevelt came in second with 29 percent, followed by Thomas Jefferson (14 percent) and Harry Truman [...]

Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:15:53 +0000

If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting. The so-called LoveGeist survey, given to singles in the UK, found the traditional “three-day rule” for contact after a first date no longer applies. The new standard? A [...]

'Sexting' Voted Most Annoying New Tech Word — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:31:27 +0000

Of all the new words that technology has thrust into the lexicon, “sexting” was voted most annoying. Twenty four percent of respondents to a poll of 2,054 British adults by Computeractive called out sexting, “the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones,” as the most “annoying or horrible” of new [...]

60 Percent of Women Are Attracted to Other Women — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:34:50 +0000

Those drunk and otherwise heterosexual girls who make out in the bar might not just be doing it for male attention, according to a new study. A Boise State University survey of 485 college-aged females found that 60 percent reported some level of same sexual attraction. In addition, 45 percent had at least kissed another women and [...]

One in Five Americans to Get Second Job for the Holidays – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:34:55 +0000

The holidays can be expensive, and this year 21 percent of Americans plan to get a second job to help pay for all the gifts and travel costs that go with the season. That is in addition to the 12 percent of respondents to CouponCabin.com’s poll of 2,466 adults who have already grabbed themselves a [...]