Vacations may be a time to relax and unwind for some people, but among Americans vacationing this summer, nearly one-half (46%) say they plan to (or did) work on their vacation, according to a recent Adweek/Harris Poll.

Less than one-half of surveyed Americans (40%) say they are taking a vacation this summer; among them, 35% expect to (or did) monitor email while on their vacation, 22% plan to (or did) check voicemail, and 22% plan to (or did) take an occasional work-related phone call.

An unlucky but very small 1% of vacationing Americans connect with the sentiment: "What's a vacation?" because they work as if they are not on vacation at all.

But more than one-third (35%) of Americans vacationing this summer detach more fully and say they will not (or did not) do any work on their summer vacation, while 19% don't (or did not) expect to be employed at the time of their vacation.

Men are more likely than women to work on their summer vacation (54% vs. 37%) and among different age groups the chosen vacation-working style varies as well:

• Vacationing adults age 35-44 are most likely to say they monitor emails (47% do vs. between 24% and 38% of all other age groups).
• Adults age 45-54 are most likely to check voicemails (29% vs. between 15% and 25%) and the youngest group.
• Adults age 18-34 are most likely to occasionally take phone calls (26% vs. between 17% and 22% of other age groups who do the same).

High-Tech Vacationing

Whether tech devices facilitate work or fun, over eight in ten Americans vacationing this summer (81%) say they will bring (or they brought) at least one tech device (listed) on their vacation, such as a laptop computer (50%), a smartphone (45%), and a an MP3 player (35%).

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