More than half of Americans have gone 12 months without a vacation

latimes.com ^ | August 13, 2015 | Hugo Martin

[Berlin_Freeper]

If you haven't taken a vacation in a year, you aren't alone.

More than 135 million Americans, or 56%, say they haven't taken a vacation in the last 12 months, compared to 126 million Americans, or 52%, who reported going without a vacation for a year in 2014, according to a telephone survey of 1,000 Americans.

Another 15% of those surveyed said they haven't been on vacation in seven to 12 months and 10% said it has been four to six months, with 16% saying they have been on vacation within the last three months, according to the survey.

A vacation was defined in the survey as a week off of work to a place at least 100 miles away from home.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Study: Americans Feel Guilty for Relaxing on Vacation
42 percent of Americans feel guilty for relaxing on vacation. Instead of kicking back on a beach and unplugging, 54 percent of respondents admitted they used their vacation time to deal with personal obligations, including family emergencies, medical appointments or taking care of loved ones.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Obama and his family are currently residing in a $22.5 million vacation home complete with six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

[RginTN]

does this story mention obama’s numerous lengthy vacays?

[Berlin_Freeper]

U.S. Employee Survey: 46% worry about work while on vacation, 49% stressed upon return

[equaviator]

I was out of work so long that going back to work was like taking a vacation.

[BunnySlippers]

Years.

I’m going to retire to get one.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Obama Begins Martha’s Vineyard Vacation a Day Early

[wiggen]

2012

[flaglady47]

Main Street folks and Joe Lunchbucket can’t afford to go on vacation, along with a lot of others.

[wiggen]

work until i die. lucky me.

[kalee]

We haven’t been away for a whole week in years. We do 2 or 3 long weekend get aways a year.

[GeronL]

42% have been on “vacation” the whole time

[SaveFerris]

Yeah, no kidding.

[Pollster1]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/29/census-figures-show-more-than-one-third-americans-receiving-welfare-benefits/

I wonder whether the 34% on welfare counted as going without a vacation, since they cannot take time off from the work they don’t have, or are they the ones vacationing while taxpayers cannot afford to take time off?

[uglybiker]

A vacation was defined in the survey as a week off of work to a place at least 100 miles away from home.

Granted I've done that recently, but I doubt moving one's folks into assisted living counts as a vacation. :-(

[Berlin_Freeper]

You start 'borrowing' the office supplies

[kaehurowing]

Obama is taking our vacations for us. We are to look at his lifestyle of mansions and golf outings, and feel better knowing that a poor little black boy (who was raised by his bank executive grandmother and got sent to one of the country’s top prep schools) can now enjoy vacations without being subjected to discrimination, segregation and bigotry. Remember, black lives matter! And other lives don’t.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Biden, on vacation in SC, wades deeper into ‘16 bid