Here is a release with some interesting data on small business workers from a survey of 1154 small business workers done through iContact. The full release can be read here. We found that small business workers rate their job satisfaction at an average of 8 out of 10, that executives work longer hours than entry level employees, that men have a longer commute on average, and that women work fewer hours per week than men on average.

Cheers,
Ryan

Durham, NC (PRWEB) September 3, 2007 -- In a survey of men and women who work in small businesses, it was revealed that the majority of American small business workers love their jobs, have short commutes and work between 40 and 60 hours a week.

The survey of 1124 men and women was conducted this month by iContact, an email marketing and surveying platform for small businesses. Respondents were asked a series of questions on their working habits, their commute time, their status in their companies, and how much they did -- or did not -- like their jobs.

Small Business Workers Love Their Jobs

An overwhelming majority of small business workers -- 75 percent said they would rate their jobs an 8, 9 or 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 -- with 10 being an "I love my job" answer. Less than 3 percent of those surveyed gave their jobs a "3" or below. The findings were consistent among men and women, with men indicating slightly higher job satisfaction (75% to 74%) than women.

Short Commutes for Small Business Workers

In a trend that seems to be an indicative of the SMB market, an overwhelming majority -- 70% -- of those surveyed said their commute was 20 minutes or less, with 27% of small business workers working from home.

Women Found to Have Shorter Commutes, and Work from Home More than Men

The survey found that the majority of women had a commute of 10 minutes or less (68%), while the majority of men had a commute of 20 minutes or less (57%). Women surveyed also said they are working from home more often than men (34% versus 22%).

Executives Work Longer Hours

It was found that Executives (Senior level, Director or Manager classifications) worked longer hours than those just starting out (Junior/Entry Level classifications). 32% of the executives surveyed claimed to work 51 hours per week or more; compared to 12% of Junior and Entry level workers claimed to work that much. The percentage of males that said they worked 51 or more hours a week was significantly higher than women -- 49% versus 29%.

Complete survey results, including raw data and illustrative charts are available by contacting Chuck Hester, Corporate Communications Director, at (919) 459-1451. Qualified media outlets are also welcome to inquire about surveying the iContact small business customer base about topics of interest.

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