Top 10 Surveys, Polls, and Market Research Insights for Today
Here
is a list of the some key surveys, polls, studies and market research
reports that came out today, which may have implications for consumers
and/or businesses.
Survey:
Weather updates popular via cell
A greater percentage of cell phone Internet users visit popular weather
and sports Web sites compared with people who go online via computer,
according to survey findings by MobileWeb Metrix.
A new survey says one in 10 businesses will be forced to lay off staff in the new year because of increased costs and lower profits. Dunn and Bradstreet spoke to 1,200 companies about their expectations for the first quarter of 2007.
Wi-Fi
Chipset Sales Expected To Grow 25% in 2006
Sales of Wi-Fi chipsets are on track to exceed 200 million units in 2006,
according to statistics compiled by the Wi-Fi Alliance and market research
firm In-Stat.
Survey:
E&P Spending to Cool Off in 2007
After two years of massive increases, the pace of oil and gas capital
spending growth will slow down in 2007, as U.S. companies temper their
North American budgets in the wake of weakening natural gas prices,
according to a survey released Monday by Lehman Brothers.
Workplace
gift-giving inappropriate: survey
Holiday season festivities have a positive impact on the workplace, but
Canadian workers are not fans of exchanging gifts at the office, according
to a new Workopolis survey.
LCD
Television prices drop 35% - study
Market research firm DisplayBank says the price for LCD television sets
have dropped at least 35% this year. Prices for large 42-inch television
sets have dropped 35% from last year and now average $2180 each. Cheaper
LCD panels make up the majority of the savings and large panels now cost
an average of $640 which is 42.9% less than last year.
Survey:
Patients Want Online Health Records
A survey released this week by the nonprofit Markle Foundation finds
patients enthusiastic about being able to access their health information
online. A vast majority say they would use this information to prevent
unnecessary care and take better care of themselves.
The
Workplace: Studies find that 'extreme' workers can hurt bottom line
The general message of two studies is that we spend far too much time at
work, but the authors also measure the downside to business. About 20
percent of high earners in the United States (defined as those in the top
6 percent of income levels) meet the definition of an extreme worker. That
means 20 percent of those who make it to the top are working harder than
any human can sustain for very long.
Survey:
Mobile entertainment services fall flat
A new survey from IDC finds that U.S. consumers aren't using mobile
entertainment and data services nearly as much as you might think.
U.S.
improves rate of blood pressure control: study
More Americans have their high blood pressure under control, reducing
their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases, according to a new
study released by the American Heart Association on Monday.
Study
finds medication labels are 'confusing'
Patients with low reading levels are highly susceptible to misusing their
medication because they can't understand the directions on prescription
labels, according to a new study to be published Dec. 19 in the Annals of
Internal Medicine.
Slim
people are not always healthy: Survey
Being slim may not be always a sign of good health, says a survey that
discovered that many outwardly thin people store up dangerous layers of
fat inside their bodies.
