Percentage of employees who post about their employer on social media, according to a survey by Weber Shandwick.com: 50
Percentage whose posts include praise or positive comments: 39
Percentage whose posts are negative or critical: 16
Percentage of employees who regret posting about their employer: 14
Source: Weber Shandwick.
Percentage of men in millionaire households who say that financial decisions are made jointly, according to a survey by the Spectrem Group: 43
Percentage of women in millionaire households who say decisions are made jointly: 74
Percentage of men who report they make the financial decisions: 55
Percentage of women who say men make all the financial decisions: 10
Source: Spectrem Group.
Number of people worldwide who do not have enough food to eat, according to the World Food Programme: 805 million
Percentage of deaths of children under five years of age that is caused by lack of proper nutrition: 45
Source: The National Center For Public Policy Research.
Percentage of an average white person's neighborhood in metropolitan America that is comprised of white people, according to a Brown University and Florida State University study: 75
Percentage of an average black person's neighborhood in metropolitan America that is comprised of black people: 45
Source: Urban Institute.
Percentage of Americans who say that it is the "texter" who causes the most road rage, according to an Expedia.com survey: 26
Percentage who say it is the "tailgater": 13
Percentage who say it is the "left lane hog": 12
Source: Expedia.com.
Percentage of Americans who say they feel less secure in their job than they did a year ago (the lowest percentage on record), according to Bankrate.com: 11
Percentage of Americans reporting higher net worth than one year ago: 29
Percentage who report a lower net worth: 14
Source: Bankrate Inc.
Overall U.S. unemployment rate in January 2015, according to IBIS World: 5.7
Overall unemployment rate for those with a university degree: 2.7
Source: IBIS World.
Projected growth of the worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market in 2015, according to a report by IDC: 19
Projected growth in the value of digital signage usage from 2013 ($6 billion) to 2018 ($27.5 billion): $21.5 billion
Source: IDC.
Percentage of managers who said employees are asked to contribute money for celebrations at least once a year, according to a survey by Robert Half International: 54
Percentage of workers who say it is OK every so often: 51
Percentage who say it is annoying: 16
Source: Robert Half.
Ranks of free Wi-Fi, free breakfast and free parking as the top three factors when choosing a hotel for leisure stays, according to survey by hotels.com: 1, 2, 3
Percentage of global travelers who say mini bars aren't worth the hype: 24
Percentage of Americans who say they have taken stuff from a hotel room: 48
Source: Hotels.com.
Idle Thought
"It's best to give while your hand is still warm." -- Philip Roth
(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)