AILING AT THE OFFICE

Percentage of U.S. full-time workers who have gone to work while sick, according to the Sick At Work study by Kronos Inc.: 98

CUPID IN THE CUBICLES

Percentage of U.S. workers who say they would consider dating a co-worker, according to a survey by Spherion: 39

GLOBAL KA-CHING

Amount of money consumers spent between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006, at the world's top 250 retailers, according a report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in conjunction with Stores magazine: $3.01 trillion

WAITING IN LINE

Percentage of consumers willing to use self-service alternatives to reduce their wait times, according to a survey conducted for NCR Corporation by Opinion Research Corp.: 39

HEALING OUR IMAGE

Percentage of Americans who said addressing health problems around the world would improve our diplomatic relations and the way other nations see us, according to a poll commissioned by Research!America: 71

SAVING ON SPENDING

Percentage of U.S. consumers who say they are always looking for ways to save money, according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center: 76

CORPORATE WORRIES

Percentage of corporate executives who say that compromise of corporate information systems tops their list of crisis situations, according to a survey of senior executives of large corporations (revenues of at least $1 billion) conducted by Harris Interactive in which executives could pick from more than one choice: 61

STRESSED EXECS

Percentage of executives and managers who are high in "stress tolerance" (have a high tolerance for ambiguity, are emotionally steady in a crisis, and have the ability to handle deadlines being moved up), according to the book "Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success?": 35

IDLE THOUGHT

"Some people change when they see the light, others when they feel the heat."

— Caroline Schoeder