Percentage of Americans who say they always or sometimes feel as though no one knows them well, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Cigna: 54
Percentage who report sometimes or always feeling alone or left out: 47
Percentage who say they lack companionship, that their relationships are not meaningful and that they are isolated from others: 43
Percentage who say they are no longer close to anyone: 39
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
Ranks of "the seat kicker, bumper, grabber," "the aromatic passenger," "the inattentive parent," "personal space violators" and "the audio insensitive" on the list of the most irritating flight passengers, according to a survey by Expedia: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Source: Expedia.
Percentage of U.S. consumers who believe personal finance should be a required course to graduate from high school, according to an Equifax survey: 90
Number of states that require high school students to take a course in personal finance, according to a 2018 study conducted by the Council for Economic Education: 17
Source: Equifax.
Percentage of Americans who desire a meaningful change in their lives, according to a survey conducted by Brant Menswar and Jim Trick, co-authors of the new book, "Rock 'N' Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change": 87
Ranks of discipline, money, fear and time on the list of greatest obstacles stopping people from making a change: 1, 2, 3, 4
Source: "Rock 'N' Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change."
Percentage of employees who say a workplace where people are treated equally -- regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, race or religion -- is important to them, according to a survey by Randstad-USA: 78
Percentage of female workers who believe their employers could do more to promote gender equality and diversity: 56
Percentage of male workers who agree: 52
Source: Randstad-USA.
Estimated number of Americans who are planning a foreign trip this year, according to a report from WalletHub: 72 million
Percentage of credit cards that offer rental car insurance: 96
Percentage that offer travel accident insurance: 86
Percentage that offer a form of luggage insurance: 37
Source: WalletHub.
Percentage of audiologists and speech-language pathologists who say the No. 1 barrier to early identification of communication disorders is lack of awareness about the warning signs among parents, according to a poll by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: 46
Percentage who say parents of young children are not aware of the early warning signs of speech and language disorders: 69
Percentage who say that, on average, the symptoms of hearing loss are going undetected in children for one year or longer: 32
Source: ASHA.
Percentage of Americans who would spend upwards of $20,000 on their kitchen remodel this season, according to a Delta Faucet survey: 25
Ranks of the Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Mother's Day as the most kitchen-centric spring or summer holiday: 1, 2, 3
Source: Delta Faucet.
Percentage of homeowners who do not ever plan to move, according to a Bankrate.com report: 62
Percentage who plan on moving in the next half-decade: 21
Percentage who say they are likely to remodel, upgrade or add to their current home during that time: 35
Source: Bankrate.com.
Number of Americans who are affected by nasal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and reported in a survey by FilterBuy, conducted by Radius Global Market Research: 50 million
Percentage of respondents who worry about the air they breathe in their home: 60
Source: FilterBuy.
Idle Thought
"Bad weather always looks worse through a window." -- Tom Lehrer, singer-songwriter and mathematician
(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)