Archive for April 12th, 2013

Nums: Are women still at a disadvantage in the workplace?

April 12, 2013

According to a recently released WSJ poll

“Women in large numbers believe they face more discrimination in the workplace than in other situations.”

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The “disadvantages” include lower pay than men …

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Nums: What percentage of Americans prepare their own taxes? How many of them like it?

April 12, 2013

According to Pew Research

Overall, 33% of Americans say they do their own taxes while 56% say someone else prepares their taxes.

  • Note 1: 11% don’t know who does their taxes or were befuddled by the question
  • Note 2: The folks in the 11% get to vote in Presidential elections (ouch!)

A majority of Americans (56%) have a negative reaction to doing their income taxes 1 in 4  say they hate doing them.

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Among those who dislike or hate doing their taxes, most cite the hassles of the process or the amount of time it takes:

About a third (34%) say they either like (29%) or love (5%) doing their taxes.

Here are some details re: the “likers” and lovers … 

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