Americans

A survey done of Americans, about their habits and actions.

Driving

4 out of 5 sing in the car.

12% of men never use their car blinkers.

45% of us consistently follow the speed limit. (This is hard to believe - Get on a highway and go the exact speed limit. Are 45% of the people not passing you - I doubt it)

2/3 of us speed up at a yellow light.

1/3 of us don't wear seat belts.

71% can drive a stick-shift car.

44% of men tailgate to speed up the person in front of them.

What We Shouldn't be Doing

13% of us admit to occasionally doing our offspring's homework.

91% of us lie regularly.

27% admit to cheating on a test or quiz.

Religion

90% believe in divine retribution.

10% believe in the 10 Commandments. (That's one Commandment per person on average)

82% believe in an afterlife.

45% believe in ghosts.

10% of us claim to have seen a ghost.

49% believe in ESP.

Daily Living

90% of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us.

53% read their horoscopes regularly.

16% of us have forgotten our own wedding anniversary (mostly men).

59% of us say we're average-looking.

Less than 10% are trilingual.

37% claim to know how to use all the features on their VCR.

53% prefer ATM machines over tellers.

44% reuse tinfoil.

57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.

66% of women and 59% of men have used a mix to cook and taken credit for doing it from scratch.

53% of us would take advice from Anne Landers.

28% of us have skinny-dipped. 14% with the opposite sex.

51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity.

On average, we send 38 Christmas cards every year.

20% of women consider their parents to be their best friends.

Love & Sex

2 out of 5 have married their first love.

Only 4% asked the parents' approval for their bride's hand.

29% of us are virgins when we marry. (How many claim they are?)

The average sexual experience lasts about 39 minutes.

Men say the average erect penis is 10". Women say it's 4".

56% of men have had sex at work.

60% of men and 54% of women have had a 1-night stand.

Women buy 4 out of every 10 condoms sold.

1 in 5 men proposed on his knees.

6% propose over the phone. (Guys get a clue)