4% of survey respondents (presumably working adults in the U.S.?) said they checked their email in the bathroom! (See quote below).

In other news, Star In.Tech yesterday reported on broadband penetration in Malaysia - results of an MCMC survey ("Household Use of the Internet survey 2005") on reasons for non-adoption. Highest two reasons were: 1) did not see the need/satisfied with dial-up & 2) not aware of broadband. Only 3rd was price (which is my reason. For the amount of usage at my house, I'm waiting for the price to come down).

Where art thou, broadband users?
BY EDWIN YAPP Wed Nov 9 2005 thestar.com.my/Thur in the print edition

Quote from the NYTimes email story:
"In a recent survey by America Online and Opinion Research Corporation, 41 percent of the respondents said they checked their e-mail in the morning before going to work. More than 25 percent said they had never gone more than a few days without checking e-mail, with 60 percent saying they check it on vacation. Four percent looked at e-mail in the bathroom."

Got 2 Extra Hours for Your E-Mail?
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
Published: November 10, 2005