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Show Do-it-vours elf ers increase Nearly half of all Americans are increasing in-creasing their do-it-yourself activity, a national survey shows, and a majority of these people are young and highly educated. These are some of the findings of the report, America's Search for Quality: The Whirlpool Report on Consumers in the '80'. The report is based on interviews of 1,000 Americans. Sixty-seven percent of 18 to 24 year olds and 57 percent of 25 to 34 year olds say they pursue more do-it-yourself activities than previously. Only 20 percent of consumers with an eighth grade education or less engage in more do-it-yourself work, while 55 percent of Americans with some college, 53 percent of high school graduates and 44 percent of college graduates do more do-it-yourself projects and repairs. Automobile and home repairs are the most popular do-it-yourself activities. Twenty-six percent perform home repairs at least once per month and 24 percent repair their autos at least once a month. |