Ranks of restaurant workers and construction workers among the professions with the most full-time employees using drugs, according to a study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 1, 2

Percentage of U.S. workers who admit to having used illegal drugs in the past month: 8.2

Percentage of restaurant workers who admit to having used illegal drugs in the past month: 17.4

Percentage of construction workers who say the same: 15.1

Ranks of protective-service workers, social-service workers and educators among the professions least likely to use drugs: 1, 2, 3

SIZE DOES MATTER

Percentage of full- and part-time U.S. employees who say that their bathrooms at home are larger than their work cubicle, according to a study conducted by Fellowes Inc.: 50

Percentage who say their closet is bigger than their cubicle: 23

Percentage who say their kitchen pantry is bigger than their cubicle: 23

WEB-SAVVY AND SMART

Percentage of today's online youth who would sooner live without television than live without the Internet, according to a 12-country comprehensive survey of today's digital-savvy youth (the Net Generation) by New Paradigm: 77

When asked to choose whether they want to be smarter or better looking, percentage of the world's N-Geners who choose being smarter: 69

ALL ABOUT THE STATUS

Percentage of CFOs who say the stature of an applicant's alma mater is very important to hiring decisions, according to a study conducted by Accountemps: 13

Percentage of CFOs who say that the stature of an applicant's alma mater is not at all important: 49

ARE WE THERE YET?

Percentage of Americans who plan to take a family trip sometime between July Fourth and Labor Day, according to a survey of parents conducted by online retailer www.eToys.com: 57

Percentage of the eToys survey respondents who say their children are bored at least part of the time while traveling: 61

Ranks of "Are we there yet?" "I'm hungry" and "I need to go to the bathroom" on the list of the top kid comments: 1, 2 (tie)

Ranks of dolls, handheld electronic games, and portable DVD movies and games as the items most often packed for the trip: 1, 2, 3

UNHAPPY EXECUTIVES

Percentage of U.S. executives who say they are not satisfied or somewhat unsatisfied with their current job, according to a study conducted by ExecuNet: 48

Percentage of human-resources executives who are satisfied with their job, the highest percentage: 67

Percentage of IT executives who are satisfied with their job, the lowest: 41

Ranks of limited advancement opportunities, lack of challenge/personal growth, differences with culture, boss not a good match and compensation among the top five reasons given by executives who say they are not happy with their jobs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

'IDOL' CHIT-CHAT

Rank of "American Idol" among the most talked-about TV shows at work, according to a study conducted by Spherion: 1

Percentage of U.S. workers who say they have talked about "American Idol" on company time: 21

Percentage of U.S. workers who say they have engaged in debates over the contestants on "American Idol": 10

IT'S WHO YOU KNOW

Percentage of successful job searches attributed to networking, according to a survey conducted by ClearRock: 70

ON SECOND THOUGHT ...

Percentage of working mothers who say that part-time work is their ideal, rather than full time, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press: 60

Percentage of working mothers who said the same thing in 1997: 48

Percentage of working mothers who actually worked part time in 1997: 24

Percentage of working mothers who work part time at present: 24

NEIGHBORLY VISITS

Number of overnight trips by Canadians to the United States in 2006, according to data from the International Travel survey: 16 million

Amount spent on these trips: $10.2 billion

Ranks of New York state and Florida as the most popular overnight destination for Canadians, with more than 2.6 million visits: 1, 2

IDLE THOUGHT

"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."

— Roger Miller, musician

Contact John MacIntyre at john macintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.