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The Data Dump

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Survey: Half of U.S. workers like their job

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Data Dump Index: 78/100

AP's coverage of a Conference Board study is a typical example of the media's weakness in data analysis. Glaring headlines like this will appear in newspapers around the globe, but the assumption is much too broad to apply to the entire U.S. employee base. We question the job segments and salary levels of employees surveyed before making the conclusion about job satisfaction.