Ranks of "getting caught up in the holiday spirit," "love" and "simply not thinking about how much is being spent" on the list of primary reasons for exceeding a personal holiday spending limit, accor... more
Rank of innocent and friendly gift exchanges like "Yankee Swap" and "Secret Santa" on the list of the most likely areas for regifting, according to a study for national off-price home fashions retaile... more
Percentage of working adults who admitted that they were thankful to be distracted by work email during the holidays, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive: 15... more
Percentage of employers who reported that workers call in sick more often during the winter holidays, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com: 33... more
Percentage of holiday consumers who say they plan to spend the same amount of money on gifts this season as compared to last year, according to a TD Bank poll: 51... more
Percentage of American workers who are "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" in their work, meaning they are emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and are less likely to be productive, accor... more
Rank of input from family and friends on the list of the most trusted sources of information about destinations and travel, according to a survey by Ypartnership/Harrison Group 2011: 1... more
Estimated percentage of the U.S. population who will contract the flu this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 5 to 20... more
Percentage of executives who said they value initiative and enthusiasm, and that job seekers should be encouraged to contact a prospective employer within two weeks after submitting a resume, accordin... more
Number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2011 -- children 5 to 14 -- throughout the U.S. (though kids older than 14 and younger than 5 also go trick-or-treating), according to the U.S. Census Bureau: ... more
Of the people who took leisure trips this year, percentage who revealed they often struggle with feelings of melancholy following their return from vacation, according to a survey by TripAdvisor: 34... more
Percentage of small-business owners who said that providing financial stability for themselves and their family is their key motivator, according to research from specialist insurer Hiscox: 37... more
Rank of Betty White on the list of America's favorite and most trusted personalities, and the one whose endorsement of a company would be most likely to drive business, according to an Ipsos poll: 1... more
Percentage of consumers who plan to delay back-to-school spending, banking instead on last-minute offers, according to shopping website PriceGrabber: 49... more
Percentage of Americans who agree that getting hooked on good habits starts with making smarter choices in life, according to a survey conducted by ORC International on behalf of Nestle Waters North A... more
Percentage of managers who said beginning or ending late tops their list of meeting pet peeves, according to a survey developed by Accountemps: 31... more
In the past year, number of American adults -- 10 percent of the U.S. adult population -- who purchased a coupon from an online site such as Groupon or LivingSocial, according to a survey conducted f... more
Percentage of Americans who say the higher education system in the U.S. fails to provide students with good value for the money they and their families spend, according to a Pew Research Center survey... more
Year that a device was demonstrated in Philadelphia (and that sparked a revolution in the way most Americans now live and work), the first commercial electronic computer, UNIVAC I, built for the U.S. ... more
Ranks of Apple, Google, IBM, McDonald's, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Marlboro, China Mobile and GE on the list of the world's most valuable brands, according to the sixth-annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Va... more
Percentage of full-time employees who consider themselves to be overqualified for their job, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs-Randstad survey: 33... more
Year that the idea of Father's Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd, who wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a fa... more