The Software and Information Industry Association says that 11 percent of consumers surveyed last year admitted having copied software from someone else's disks.

Of more than 1,000 consumers surveyed in a 1995 study by the University of Kentucky, just 1.4 percent said they completely trusted information on food safety in product advertising.

And the consumers surveyed said strict govermnent enforcement of stiffer regulations was the best solution to solving both problems.

He said 55 percent of the consumers surveyed said they felt secure in their jobs, while 14 percent said they were not secure about their future employment.

Nearly 21 percent of the consumers surveyed think business conditions will improve in the next six months; only 7 percent think they will get worse.

Gift cards continue to grow in acceptance: Almost four in 10 consumers surveyed (39 percent) would rather get a gift card than merchandise, an increase from last year's 35 percent.

Indeed, the consumers surveyed said that on average they wrote 20 checks a month, while they used credit cards 13 times a month and debit cards 11 times.

She noted that 70 percent of the consumers surveyed by her company said the program was a good idea.

Of 5,500 consumers recently surveyed by his company, 82 percent said their biggest complaint was "confusing and conflicting health information when it comes to the food supply."

Four out of five Chinese consumers surveyed by the Gallup Organization knew Coca-Cola, more than recognized any other foreign brand name.