Many Americans would prefer to bare their bodies instead of their paychecks in the workplace. Twenty-eight million employees said they would rather run naked through the office for all their colleagues to see than reveal their salary earnings, according to a survey by Trusaic, a regulatory compliance software company.

The survey found that pay transparency remains a taboo subject for many workers. The question "Would you like information on everyone's income to be made publicly available online?" revealed the general attitude of employees:

• More than half of Americans would oppose the United States adopting the practice in Norway where the government publishes online information on everyone's income for anyone to access.
• More than a quarter would welcome such a system.
• A total of 28 percent were either "strongly in favor" (13 percent) or "slightly in favor" (15 percent).
• A total of 57 percent were either "strongly against" (45 percent) or "slightly against" (12 percent).
• Younger respondents were more than twice as likely as older ones to favor the United States copying Norway in this area.
• More than a third of the 18-to-24 age group liked the idea, compared to one in six of those aged 55-plus.

Only 14 percent of U.S. employees currently know what all their co-workers earn, 32 percent say they don't know what any of their co-workers earn and 50 percent say they know what only a few or none of their co-workers earn.