Infographic: A Day in the Life of the Average American

Date: 26 April 2011 Time: 05:42 PM ET

Earlier this month, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of a survey that revealed the social tendencies of people in 34 countries. The study revealed how Americans stack up against people in other countries by several measures, including time spent cooking and shopping, as well as the more standard statistics, such as average income and poverty rates.

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