Sentences with phrase «year survey found»

A four - year survey found that 92 percent of university student still choose reading on paper instead of screen.

An end - of - year survey finds that expectations remain positive, despite the state of the market cycle, as tax changes continue to loom.

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Nanos Research, which conducts a weekly survey for Bloomberg, found that almost a quarter of respondents at the end of September said their personal financial situation had worsened over the past year, compared with about 20 per cent in early August.

A 2015 report from Deloitte found that 34 percent of U.S. workers are contract employees, and 51 percent of the 3,300 business leaders surveyed said their need for contingent workers will only grow in the next three - to - five years.

A survey conducted last year by IDC found that 53 % of large Canadian organizations said lack of talent was the biggest impediment to successful completion of big data projects.

While hiring was down by 0.1 percent in March, the survey found that nearly 9 in 10, or 87 percent of small businesses, expect the first quarter to be the same or better than a year ago.

Our survey found that nearly 60 percent of respondents from small - and medium - sized businesses plan to hire anywhere from two to five positions this year.

The December 2013 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard ® survey found their level of optimism rose to 70 percent, up from 55 percent the year prior.

The Business Outlook Survey, conducted each quarter, found that business leaders view the next year with apprehension, particularly those with ties to the energy sector.

A Pew survey released last week found that 85 % of U.S. adults now get their news on a mobile device at least some of the time, up from 72 % last year and 54 % in 2013.

A Google consumer survey last year found that Canadian millennials were more likely to switch banks (22 %, compared with 14 % for the general population), and 47 % would switch for a better mobile experience.

A survey of 34 executives from leading US fashion companies last year found that, for the first time, fewer US brands were looking to China for products, even though the country remains the top sourcing destination for the industry worldwide.

Forty - five percent of those surveyed by NFIB said they found few or no qualified workers to fill open positions, which is 3 percentage points higher than September a year earlier, and 4 percentage points higher than the same time period in both 2013 and 2012.

For this first - of - a-kind study, Pew surveyed adults who use prepaid cards at least once a month and found that 59 percent currently have a checking account and 45 percent had used a credit card in the past year.

A PayScale survey quoted by The New York Times found that Amazon's median employee tenure is one year.

A survey by the Aspen Institute found that nearly half of American microborrowers were still in business five years later, a higher share than the SBA reports for small businesses as a whole.

The CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey found that when asked what they were most likely to do with extra money received from a tax cut next year, the No. 1 response from small - business owners was «pay down debt,» chosen by 31 percent of respondents.

A cheap date — defined as cab rides, dinner or lunch for two at a pub or diner, soft drinks, two movie tickets and a couple of beers — runs about $ 195.90 in Zurich, down around 7 percent from last year, the survey found.

In Vancouver, for example, a recent survey found that half of new condo buyers expected to live in their units less than six years.

Of 1,500 surveyed consumers, IRI found nearly 80 percent had positive attitudes toward store brands, versus 73 percent a year ago.

A recent Kaplan survey found that 39 % of some 288 business schools it surveyed now allow applicants to submit a GRE score, compared to 24 % last year.

A LendingTree survey found that customers who received five quotes on its platform for a typical 30 - year home loan of $ 223,000 witnessed a difference of 52 basis points from the highest to the lowest quotes.

A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that deductibles had gone up 63 % in the past five years, 10 times the rate of inflation.

Last year, PwC surveyed the CEOs of growing tech firms in Canada, and found that few are in it for the long haul: 63 % intend to sell their company.

Furthermore, last year's Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey found job satisfaction among only 64 percent of almost 400,000 government workers and organization satisfaction for just 55 percent.

Small business owners are more satisfied with the federal government than they have been in recent years, but a new survey has found there are still a lot of changes the sector would like to see implemented to help run their businesses efficiently.

A survey by investment and research group RBC Capital last year found that American surgeons think that within five years, 35 % of operations will involve robots in some form, compared with 15 % today.

Recently, a travel survey found that nearly 68 percent of flyers were satisfied with airport security, up from to around 65 percent satisfaction last year.

Earlier this year, a survey by online advocacy groups found that nearly half of Americans under the age of 35 have been bullied, harassed or threatened online.

The aforementioned CareerBuilder survey found that 36 percent of workers surveyed do not participate in a retirement plan and 28 percent were unable to set aside money for savings last year.

The findings, based on an online survey of 26,000 consumers in 26 countries, are potentially good news for major smartphone makers, which have been struggling to maintain the rapid growth of previous years.

Last year, the company surveyed a portion of its call - centre staff on health and wellness with the help of Scienta Health and found many suffered from headaches, obesity and other preventable problems.

As Canadian Business found out when it conducted this year's reputation survey, people generally believe that RIM is an innovative, well run company, but they have little emotional connection to the brand itself.

While the economic and technological landscape has changed over the past five years, what keeps business owners up at night has largely stayed the same, the survey finds.

And a survey being released this week by Wells Fargo found demand for credit is little changed from earlier this year.

Last year, it ranked last in an annual ranking of fast food restaurants by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, only one of many surveys to find McDonald's severely lagging up - and - coming rivals like In - and - Out Burger in the western U.S. among many others.

While D.C. was also near the top of the list for coke use (3.78 % having used it in the last year), Alaska residents were found to be the nation's top pot users — 11.5 % smoked marijuana in the last month before the survey.

The study, which surveyed 50,000 adults in 24 developed countries, found that «daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles, and earned higher incomes,» reports Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times.

Winners are found this way: First, the Product of the Year Canada jury carefully selects the finalists — that is, products that meet or exceed innovation standards — which are then categorized and judged by an online survey, on behalf of Rogers Insights and conducted by TNS, of thousands of regular Canadian shoppers.

Only 38 percent of employees earned a bigger salary at their current job in the past year, Bankrate found after surveying about 1,000 participants in November.

While Pew reports that one - third of 25 - to 29 - year - olds in the U.S. had completed at least a bachelor's degree in 2012 (a record number), a survey by Braun Research for staffing firm Adecco found that 66 percent of hiring managers do not believe college grads are ready for the work force.

A survey conducted last year found that 23 percent of PR interns weren't paid at all, and only 28 percent were paid at or above minimum wage.

As we survey today's markets, we find the Dow Jones up approximately 6.7 % year to date and the broader market averages up even more.

A survey of 23,000 people in Germany found that 23 - year - olds were particularly satisfied with their lives, «all things considered.»

A survey published earlier this year by Junior Achievement and PwC found that 24 % of students aged 18 to 29 believe that their loans will be forgiven at some point.

Perhaps the fear of Web 2.0 isn't that surprising when you consider that a similar survey from IT security company Sophos earlier this year found that the number of firms suffering attacks through social media jumped 70 percent between 2008 and 2009.

LinkedIn's Relationships @Work study last year found that 46 percent of more than 11,500 professionals surveyed said their friendships with co-workers made them happier.

Booking site Hipmunk reported that its reservations for Trump hotels are down nearly 60 percent over this time last year, the Globe said, while a survey of more than 2,000 Americans by travel trend tracking website Skift found 56.9 percent of respondents said they were less likely to stay in a Trump hotel because of his campaign.

That $ 75 is not a lot to an American family — a survey from the American Research Group found shoppers planning to spend $ 929 this year on gifts — but in Syria it goes a long way.

In a report responding to the OECD's findings, TD's economics branch has declared that Canada has an «essential skills problem,» noting that another survey (the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA) measuring the math performance of 15 - year - olds worldwide also found a decline in Canadian teenagers» numeracy skills.