1.   Americans spend an average of four minutes a day filling out government paperwork.

2.   Americans who seek counseling spend an average of eight sessions in outpatient care, according to these surveys.

3.   But they ended up spending an average of less than four years in prison.

4.   Drivers in Los Angeles now spend an average of seven working days a year sitting motionless in traffic, according to a study by the Texas Transportation Institute.

5.   In New York City, by comparison, a homeless family spends an average of seven months in temporary housing before finding a permanent apartment.

6.   Lee said employees now spend an average of two hours a day working directly on the SchWEB.

7.   More telling, the typical subscriber reports spending an average of two hours reading each issue.

8.   Most important, consumers continue their love affair with the Internet, spending an average of one hour a day on line.

9.   Most of the hybrid trips were taken in spring or summer, with travelers spending an average of four days on business and three on vacation.

10.   Out-of-town attendees spend an average of six days in New Orleans.