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"A new survey from Xobni and Harris Interactive says 59% of employed American adults check their e-mail during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of the 59%, more than half (55%) check their work e-mails at least once a day, while about 28% check their e-mails multiple times throughout the day.\nThe survey was conducted online among 2,179 adults, 18 and older, earlier this month. \nThe survey also delved into how these workers feel about receiving these e-mails while on a holiday. Forty-one percent of those who receive work-related e-mails during time off say that they're typically annoyed or frustrated to see the messages in their inbox. It looks like younger adults \u2014 specifically, 56% in the 18 to 34 demographic \u2014 are most likely to express these sentiments. Meanwhile, only 39% of those between 35 and 44, and 30% of those in the 45-54 age range, admit to being annoyed by work-related e-mails during the holidays. At least 12% of respondents admit to feeling dread.\nBut despite negative feelings, 42% of those who check their work e-mail also say they feel it's important to stay up-to-date. Some believe it helps ease workloads \u2014 and a small number (19%) admit that the e-mails occasionally serve as a welcome distraction. Men are most likely to check their work e-mails during breaks. And as far as regions are concerned, those in the southern U.S. \u2014 63%, in fact \u2014 are more likely to check their inboxes.\nThese new findings seem to be in line with a previous Xobni and Harris Interactive survey, which we reported on in September. The earlier survey looked into the habits of 2,200 workers in the U.S. and the UK. In that one, at least 50% of Americans admitted to checking e-mail during vacation days. \nImage courtesy of Flickr, Daniel Go"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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