Percentage of American adults who have worked in a convenience store, gas station or corner store, according to a survey by the National Association of Convenience Stores: 16.6
Of that total, percentage who say that they learned a lot about how to work with people: 91
Percentage who say that the experience they gained was valuable: 86
Source: National Association of Convenience Stores.
Percentage of Americans who confirm that appearance (i.e., not blemished or misshapen in any way) is at least somewhat important to them when shopping for fresh produce, with 43 percent saying it is very or extremely important, according to a Harris Poll: 81
Whether "ugly produce" or not, percentage rise in produce sales from August 2015 to July 2016: 5
Source: The Harris Poll.
Number of subscribers that Netflix expects to add in the third quarter, according to a survey by ReportLinker: 2.3 million
Percentage of these subscribers who still pay for cable or satellite TV: 63
Rank of Netflix as the most popular video-on-demand service, with 64 percent of all U.S. VOD subscribers: 1
Source: ReportLinker.
Percentage of Americans who are limiting their monthly spending to save more money, according to a new study by Bankrate.com: 65
Ranks of the need to save more money, stagnant income, worries about the economy and having too much debt on the list of the top reasons for regulating their funds: 1, 2, 3, 4
Source: Bankrate.com.
Among wealthy Americans (those with at least $3 million in assets), percentage who plan to make a real estate purchase within the next three years, according to a report from Luxury Portfolio International and YouGov: 25
Percentage who say that privacy is essential: 61
Percentage who say a master bedroom with a luxury en suite bathroom is a priority: 60
Percentage who say dual walk-in closets: 54
Source: YouGov.
In the last two years, percentage growth in the wellness industry -- from a $3.36 trillion market in 2013 to $3.72 trillion in 2015, according to the 2016 Global Wellness Economy Monitor: 10.6
Over that same period, percentage that the global economy/GDP has shrunk: 3.6
Ranks of preventative/personalized medicine and public health, fitness and mind-body, wellness lifestyle real estate, wellness tourism, and healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss on the list of the fastest growing wellness markets from 2013 to 2015: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Source: Global Wellness Institute.
Percentage of email marketers who say brand building and engagement is their primary goal for email marketing, according to a survey conducted by Clutch: 47
Percentage of email marketers who named subscriber list growth the most important email metric to track: 75
Source: Clutch.
While parents recognize the undeniable role of technology in their kids' lives, percentage who say they need a road map to help navigate tech usage on a day-to-day basis, according to a survey from Sprout: 92
Percentage of parents who feel judged by other parents over their kids' screen time: 59
Percentage who say they've argued with their kids about screen time: 62
Source: Sprout.
Amount of cheese the nations of the European Union combine to produce annually, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 9.6 metric tons
Amount produced in the United States, matching that of the combined second to fourth place producers -- Germany, France and Italy: 5.4 metric tons
America's annual cheese consumption average per capita: 36 pounds
Percentage of this figure that is accounted for by mozzarella: 32
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Percentage of American workers who rate the nation's health care system as poor or fair, according to the 2016 Health and Voluntary Workplace Benefits Survey conducted by EBRI and Greenwald and Associates: 60
Percentage who rate it as good or excellent: 15
Percentage of respondents who are extremely or very satisfied with the cost of their own health insurance plan: 17
Source: EBRI.
Idle Thought
"You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments or publicity." -- Thomas Wolfe, novelist
(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)