Yesterday was a ...

Good Day for surveys, as various opinion polls reported the following findings:

5% of the population are vegetarians.

7% of the population eat as much meat as they can

10% of Irish adults fasten their seat belts when travelling in the back seat.

11% of executives talk to other travellers on long-haul flights.

14% of the population do not eat red meat.

22% think a cure for the cold will be found within 50 years.

37% of people getting free shares from building societies don't know what to do with them.

44% of adults think Britons will be healthier in 50 years' time.

98% of Irish children fail to use seat belts properly.