Press Release: 55-64 YEAR OLDS PRACTICE BEST EMAIL HABITS, NEW SURVEY FINDS
Here’s the press release we made regarding the preliminary results from our new online survey:
Email Productivity Expert Releases Survey Results after 3rd Annual Clean Out Your Inbox Week
READING, PA (FEB. 11, 2010) – Internationally recognized email productivity expert Marsha Egan announces the preliminary findings of her new online assessment designed to measure how effectively email users manage incoming and outgoing email messages. Egan launched the 40-question assessment, adapted from her popular book, Inbox Detox and the Habit of E-mail Excellence (Acanthus 2009), during the 3rd annual Clean Out Your Inbox Week. The results indicate that people aged 55 to 64 have the most efficient email habits.
During Clean Out Your Inbox Week, which occurred January 25-29, 2010, 185 people across the US took Egan’s survey. The results indicate that respondents aged 55-64 have the highest average score of any age group, at 70.64 points out of 100. 45-54 year-olds were the next most productive users, with an average score of 69.25 points, followed by 25-34 year-olds, scoring an average of 69.05 points.
The results further indicate that women, with an average score of 69.43 points, generally have better email habits than men, whose average score is slightly lower at 66.30 points.
Egan’s survey also showed that individuals with graduate degrees, average score of 68.99, exhibited better email habits than respondents at other education levels. Respondents with “Some College” scored 68.83, followed by those with college degrees with an average of 68.29 points. Participants with a High School education or less scored the lowest, with an average of 67.92.
“The overall average individual score from this survey is only 68.64 points. This means that most email users still do not practice healthy email habits. It is so important that we manage our email effectively – both at home and in the office. Good management of your Inbox will save you hours each week and increase your overall productivity significantly. It will reduce the amount of stress in your life and enable you to communicate with greater impact!” comments Egan, CEO of The Egan Group, a consultancy in Reading, PA.
Egan’s survey is free and can be found at www.EganEmailSolutions.com/assessments.html . For more information about Marsha, visit her webpage at www.MarshaEgan.com and for tips that will help you take control of your inbox, search her blog at www.InboxDetox.com.
