Percentage of diners who have been annoyed by their dinner companion's phone use in the past, according to a survey commissioned by OpenTable: 81
Percentage who say they actually avoid eating with companions who overuse their phones: 20
Percentage of diners who avoid checking their phones at the table by turning it off: 51
Percentage who turn it upside down: 49
Percentage more likely that women are than men to say they hide their phone to avoid using it during a meal than men (39% to 24%): 15
Source: OpenTable Inc.
Percentage of people who gave their national government the best rating for its performance compared to other institutions, according to findings from Fleishman-Hillard six-country consumer study in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom: 47
Percentage of Chinese consumers who rate their national government "excellent" or "great": 79
Ranks of their counterparts in the U.K. (50%), South Korea (43%), Italy (39%), Germany (37%) and the U.S. (34%): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Source: Fleishman-Hillard.
Percentage of family members who believed they anticipated their mom's Mother's Day dining preferences "extremely well" or "very well," according to a survey by TripAdvisor: 70
Percentage of moms who agree: 46
Percentage of moms whose top dining choice for celebrating Mother's Day was going out to brunch: 30
Percentage who report being taken out to brunch by their families: 16
Source: TripAdvisor.
Percentage of Americans who told Bankrate.com that the federal government needs to do more to address their personal financial concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak: 57
Percentage who say the government has done enough: 32
Percentage who believe it has done more than enough: 11
Source: Bankrate.com.
Percentage of workers in the U.S. who say their quality of work has improved amid the disruptive impact of COVID-19, according to a pulse survey by KPMG LLP: 64
Percentage who reported better collaboration: 70
Percentage who said that their team has effectively adapted to working together during this time: 82
Source: KPMG LLP.
Percentage of parents who are more worried about their finances now than before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to findings by OfferUp: 66
Percentage of parents who are experiencing more parenting stress compared to before the coronavirus pandemic: 63
Percentage who say finding ways to keep their children entertained is currently the most challenging part of parenting: 70
Source: OfferUp.
Percentage of Americans ages 18 to 54 who have three or more mother figures in their lives, according to a survey conducted by Edible Arrangements: 44
Of the "other mother" figures, ranks of friends, grandmothers and mothers-in-law on the list of the top "other mother" figures they look to the most: 1, 2(tie)
Source: Edible Arrangements.
Percentage of Americans who report receiving government stimulus money, according to an Ipsos survey: 49
Among those who have, percentage who report putting it into savings: 38
Percentage who reported not spending it yet: 18
Percentage who said they are using the stimulus money to pay for food and household needs: 25
Percentage who report using it to pay rent or mortgage: 14
Percentage who gave it to someone in need: 5
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
Percentage of U.S. broadband households who subscribe to an OTT (content delivered by high-speed internet) service, an increase of roughly 6 million households since Q1 2019, according to research by Parks Associates: 76
Number of OTT users who exhibited significant shifts in preferred genres and shows, notably a shift to the comedy genre after shelter-in-place orders, according to data from Reelgood: 4.8 million
Source: Parks Associates.
Idle Thought
"There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth." -- Leo Tolstoy, novelist
(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)