Nineteen percent of workers say they have participated in an office pool for the MCAA men's basketball tournament, also known as March Madness, and 24 percent have paid more than $10 to enter, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey.
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Download NowThe survey found that men are more likely to bet on March Madness in the office than women. Twenty-four percent of male workers say they have participated in March Madness pools in the office, compared with 13 percent of females.
Eight percent of males indicate that they monitor the games during the workday, more than double their female counterparts.
One third (33 percent) of professional and business services workers said they have entered March Madness pools at work, along with 30 percent of workers in financial services, 29 percent in sales and IT, 21 percent in transportation and utilities, 15 percent in retail and 11 percent in hospitality.
This survey was conducted online among 6,704 U.S. employees.