Indicators

TRAFFIC JAM Americans in 68 urban areas wasted almost 7 billion gallons of fuel sitting in traffic

Average motorist, hours in traffic per year

LOS ANGELES 82 WASHINGTON 76 SEATTLE 69 ATLANTA 68 BOSTON 66 DETROIT 62 DALLAS 58 HOUSTON 58 SAN FRANCISCO 58 MIAMI 57

Source: Texas Transportation Institute

STUDENTS Teens still want to be popular, but they most want to be remembered as achievers

What title would you like to see under your yearbook picture?

Most likely to succeed 54% Class valedictorian 18% Best athlete 11% Class clown 8% Most popular 5%

Source: The Shell Poll

ONLINE SPENDING By 2002 women will begin to outspend men on the Net, but men will still account for big-ticket buys like computers

Men Women

1998 total: $7.8 billion $5.2 billion, 67% $26 billion, 34% 2002 total: $53 billion $26 billion, 49% $27 billion, 51%

Source: Jupiter Communications

AIRLINE TRAVEL What bothers us most about flying, according to an exclusive poll for TIME and CNN Big Not a big Problem problem

Cramped seating 61% 38% Flights taking off and arriving late 54% 46% Long lines at airports 51% 49% Long lines for checked baggage 39% 60% Poor food quality 38% 62% Lost or misdirected luggage 37% 62% Not enough seats in waiting areas 27% 73% Not enough food served 26% 74% Poor service from flight attendants 17% 83%

"Not sures" omitted. From a telephone poll of 1,021 adult Americans taken for TIME/CNN in Nov. 10-11, 1999, by Yankelovich Partners Inc. Sampling error is +/- 3.1%