Percentage of certified fraud examiners who feel that corporate deception has increased since 2002, according to the 2007 Oversight Systems Report on Corporate Fraud released by Oversight Systems: 76

Percentage who have personally observed financial misconduct in the past year: 56

Percentage who identified incidents of expense and reimbursement schemes: 41

Percentage who identified misuse of inventory and non-cash assets: 27

DRY, CLEAN LEADERS

Average annual number of pounds of toilet paper consumed per capita by North Americans, according to a study conducted by WorldWatch: 50.7

Average annual number of pounds of toilet paper consumed per capita by consumers in Asia: 3.97

Average annual number of pounds of toilet paper consumed per capita by Africans: 0.88

Rank of North America among the continents consuming the most toilet paper per capita annually: 1

FLEX YOUR SCHEDULE

Percentage of U.S. workers who have a flexible work arrangement and say it is working very well, according to a survey conducted by WFC Resources: 33

Percentage of U.S. workers who say their company doesn't see the value of offering flexible work arrangements and believe that if they ask for one they'd be seen as not fully committed: 27

Percentage who said the same in 2004: 42

EFFICIENT WORKPLACES

Percentage of millennials — Americans ages 18 to 29 — who think it's important for the designs of new buildings to be healthy and resource-efficient, according to a survey conducted by Kelton Research and Autodesk: 90

PRO-TECHNOLOGY

Percentage of U.S. small-business owners who say technology is a good way to attract younger generations to their companies, according to a survey conducted by Microsoft: 66

Percentage of U.S. small-business owners who say technology is important to sustaining their business: 76

Percentage of small-business owners who say they are satisfied with their recent technology investments: 83

SAY IT WITH E-MAIL

Percentage of small-business owners who say e-mail is a key element in the success of their business, according to a study conducted by SurePayroll: 80

Percentage of small-business owners who say business owners believe e-mail is equally effective as or more effective than in-person or phone communication: 62

Percentage of small-business owners who say they receive at least 21 business-related e-mails a day: 50

WHAT, NO ASTEROIDS?

When asked to identify the primary cause for coming in late, percentage of workers who attributed it to traffic, according to a CareerBuilder.com survey: 31

Percentage who cited falling back asleep: 16

Percentage who pointed to getting their kids ready for school or day care as the main culprit: 8

NO GAIN, NO GLORY

Percentage of U.S. workers who think executive compensation should be tied to company performance, according to Hudson's 2007 Compensation and Benefits Report: 64

Percentage of the workforce who see this practice being implemented at their company: 38

PAYING OFF LOANS

Percentage of U.S. college students who say it will take 10 years or longer to pay off their student loans after graduation, according to a survey conducted by Hartford Financial Services Group: 14

Percentage of U.S. college students who say it will take five to 10 years: 20

Percentage of U.S. college students who say it will take one to five years: 30

Percentage of U.S. college students who say it will take less than one year: 19

IDLE THOUGHT

"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."

— Anatole France, Nobel laureate

E-mail John MacIntyre at john macintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.