(FORTUNE Magazine) – 25% "Brainstorming" ideas that improved a given process, according to a QualPro study of 471 process improvement experiments at 163 companies over the course of five years

22% Ideas that made things worse

58% Executives who believe age discrimination in hiring has increased since 1996, according to a survey by ExecuNet

6% Executives who say age discrimination has decreased

44% Managers who say they have tattoos or non-ear body piercings, according to a Vault.com survey

42% Managers who say their opinion of someone would be lowered because of tattoos or body piercings

26% Respondents who say they can barely pay their bills, much less save anything from their paycheck, according to a Monster.com survey

11% Respondents who say they can save any percentage of their paycheck that they want

72% Respondents to a Bain & Co. survey who say they want to stay on the cutting edge of management tools

81% Respondents who feel that most management tools promise more than they deliver

25% Employees who don't take all of the vacation to which they're entitled because of the demands of their jobs, according to a study by the Families and Work Institute

55% Percentage of the employees above who feel highly overworked

48% 2001 college graduates who say searching for a job has caused them to lose sleep, according to a Vault.com survey

33% Grads who say they're not stressed about finding a job

--Matthew Boyle