Checking on climate control at work
Compiled by John MacIntyre
Percentage of workers who said that a "too hot" work environment made it difficult to concentrate, according to a CareerBuilder survey: 22
Percentage of workers who said the same about a "too cold" workplace: 11
In an effort to save money, percentage of workers who feel that their company has turned down the office temperature this year: 19
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Percentage of entrepreneurs who said that being your own boss is one of the advantages of starting and running a family business, according to a Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s (MassMutual) study: 75
Percentage of all family-owned businesses that survive into the second generation: 30-plus
Percentage that still will be viable into the third generation: 12
Percentage of all family businesses that are operating at the fourth-generation level and beyond: 3
STAYING HEALTHY
Percentage of workers who think their workplace will be impacted in some way by the swine flu, according to a survey by Adecco: 77
Percentage of employers who are taking proactive measures to address the issue of swine flu in the workplace: 80
Percentage of employers who have established a policy on how to prevent swine flu from spreading in the workplace: 34
FOR THE NEW YEAR
Percentage of women ages 25 to 49 who have made a New Year's resolution to manage their weight, according to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of Kellogg: 56
Percentage of resolution-makers that don't make it through week one: 41
Average amount of time women last before abandoning their resolution: Four weeks
STAY CONNECTED
Range in the cost of early termination fees — one of the ways that contract-based cell phone service providers keep customers from switching to lower-cost cell phone alternatives, according to Consumer Action: $175 to $350
Percentage of Americans who do not know what penalty they would pay if they canceled their cell phone service, according to an Opinion Research Center survey: 40
Reach John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.