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February 2003 issue of
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Obese people earn
2.5%
less than their thinner co-workers.
SOURCE: Charles L. Baum and William F. Ford, Middle Tennessee State University
African American men and Hispanic men are
50%
more likely and
20%
more likely, respectively, to start a business than white men.
SOURCE: The Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics
90%
of people would tell family and friends to avoid restaurants they thought were dirty.
SOURCE: Opinion Research Corp. International
2�3
of entrepreneurs are firstborns.
SOURCE: Thomas K. Connellan, author of Bringing Out the Best in Others (Brad Press)
71%
of employees are stressed at work.
SOURCE: UBS/Gallup Organization
Consumers received
60%
more e-mails in 2002 than they did in 2001. They now receive an average of 254 e-mails a week.
SOURCE: DoubleClick Inc.
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TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
of employees admit they are addicted to personal use of the Internet in the workplace.
Source: Websense
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59%
of males and 67% of females occasionally go online while watching TV
SOURCE: DBM
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7.8%
of the nation's work force was laid off between 1999 and 2001
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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