Many in U.S. prefer surgery to housework

It's not a choice that most people face frequently, but the Web site iVillage decided to ask anyway: Would you rather have a tooth drilled or clean your house?

Surprisingly, 27% of the 1,004 Americans interviewed would rather undergo dental surgery (margin of error ± 3%). That's a testimony either to the sophistication of modern anesthesia -- or the messy state of our homes.