Percentage of working dads who said they would leave their jobs if their significant other's income could comfortably support the entire family, according to CareerBuilder's Working Dads 2009 survey: 31% (down from 37% in 2008 and 49% in 2005)

Despite a tough economy, percentage of working dads who said they are willing to take a pay cut to spend more time with their children: 30% (down from 37% in 2008)

STRESSED OUT

Ranks of surgeon, senior corporate executive, physician (general practice), psychiatrist and attorney on the list of the most demanding white-collar jobs — in terms of stress level, work hours and physical demands — according to www.CareerCast.com: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ranks of firefighter, police officer, roustabout, sailor and construction foreman on the list of most demanding blue-collar jobs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

NICKEL A RIDE

Year that the first modern roller coaster opened at Coney Island: 1884

Cost of the ride, built by Lamarcus Thompson and called "the gravity pleasure switchback railway": 5 cents

With a top speed of 6 mph, length of the ride in minutes: 1

AXED AND LOVIN' IT

Among the roughly 14 percent of Americans who say they or their significant other has been laid off since December 2007, the percentage who said that getting the ax has been a blessing in disguise, according to a survey by www.SnagAJob.com: 39%

Of those let go since the start of the recession, percentage who said they have since found a better job: 27%

Percentage who said they used the time off to reconnect with family and friends: 49%

BRAND LOYALTY

Percentage of shoppers who say they will keep buying store-brand products after the recession ends, according to GfK Custom Research North America poll done for the Private Label Manufacturers Association: 91%

Percentage of shoppers who agree that the store-brand products they buy are just as good as or better than national brand products: 90%

SECONDHAND LIFE

Percentage of respondents who reported that they have sold personal items (on eBay, at flea markets, etc.) to earn extra money, according to HCD Research: 31%

IDLE THOUGHT

"They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations."

— Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher