According to research by the U.S. Census Bureau, the world's population in 1967: 3.5 billion

World population in 2016: 7.3 billion

U.S. population 1967: 197.5 million

U.S. population 2016: 322.8 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Rank of Concord, California, on the list of U.S. cities with the greatest growth rate, according to an annual migration trends report compiled from more than 1.7 million one-way U-Haul truck transactions in 2015: 1

Rank of North Carolina on the list of U.S. states with the greatest growth rate in 2015: 1

Ranks of Roseville-Sacramento, California; Austin, Texas; Madison, Wisconsin; and Chicago on the list of the top U.S. growth cities: 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: U-Haul.

Percentage of Netflix subscribers who prefer staying in to watch Netflix rather than go out to see a movie, according to an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Netflix: 58

Percentage of subscribers who report that they "find someone more attractive based on the shows that they like": 56

Percentage who report that "they have agreed to go out with someone solely on show compatibility": 42

Source: Ipsos Reid Public Affairs.

Percentage of American adults who say they always try to eat healthy foods and maintain a balanced diet, according to research publisher Packaged Facts: 54

Percentage who say they eat foods they like regardless of calories: 60

Percentage of adults over the age of 18 (155 million people) who agree that they often snack between meals: 66

Source: Packaged Facts.

Percentage of Americans who have at least one tattoo, up from roughly two in 10 just four years ago, according to the results of a Harris Poll: 29

Percentage of Americans with any tattoos who have two or more: 69

Percentage of those with tattoos who say they ever regret getting one -- up from 14 percent in 2012: 23

Source: The Harris Poll.

Rank of Paris as the city that Americans rate as the world's "most romantic" city, according to the results of a study commissioned by Expedia to look at romance and travel: 1

Percentage of respondents who felt beach travel is the "most romantic": 32

Percentage who preferred international and exotic destinations: 27

Percentage of respondents who tabbed the countryside: 22

Source: Expedia.

Percentage of Americans who say they have a friend they met online but have never met in person, according to Skout's online friendship survey: 76

Percentage who say they would like to meet their online friends in real life someday: 83

Percentage of Americans who say they have at least five online friends: 62

Percentage who say they communicate with their online friends daily: 59

Source: Skout.

Percentage of Americans who have visited a bank or credit union branch to conduct personal financial business within in the past 30 days, excluding ATMs, according to a new Bankrate.com report: 45

Percentage who have not visited a bank or credit union branch in at least six months: 39

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of CFOs who increased starting salaries of new employees over their salaries at previous jobs, according to a Robert Half survey: 54

Percentage increase in the starting salaries for new hires compared to previous employers: 10

Source: Robert Half.

Percentage of U.S. adults who say that intrusive ads were the largest motivator for installing ad blockers, according to a survey by Teads and conducted by Research Now: 74

Percentage of respondents who would reconsider installing ad blockers if the ad experience provided them with the choice to skip or close the ad: 80

Source: Teads.

Idle Thought

"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography." -- Federico Fellini, film director and writer

(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)

Percentage of adults who see entrepreneurship as a good career choice, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2015 Global Report, released with sponsors Babson College, Universidad del Desarrollo, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, and Tecnologico de Monterrey: 66

Percentage of adults who hold entrepreneurs to a "high status" in their respective societies: 70

Source: Babson College.

Percentage at which global unemployment stands, according to Gallup's 2015 World Poll: 32

Of the estimated 3.2 billion adults worldwide in the workforce, percentage who are employed full time for an employer and engaged at work -- what Gallup considers a great job: 5

Estimated number of people who want a great job but don't have one: 3 billion

Percentage of the total adult population who work at least 30 hours per week for an employer: 26

Source: Gallup Organization.

Percentage of regular users of social media in the United States who agreed that life today is busier than it was a generation ago, according to a research from Ipsos: 80

Percentage who said it is more demanding: 77

Percentage who say it causes more information overload: 79

Percentage who say that life is better: 40

Source: Ipsos Insight.

Combined fortune of the top 50 wealthiest people in the world, nearly equal to the GDP of Australia, according to a new list by Wealth-X in collaboration with Business Insider: $1.45 trillion

Number of billionaires on the list who are from the United States -- more than any other country: 29

Number of billionaires from China who made the top 50: 4

Number of billionaires from the technology sector on the list -- more than any other sector, including finance: 12

Ranks of Bill Gates (U.S., $87.4 billion), Amancio Ortega Gaona (Spain, $66.8 billion), Warren Buffett (U.S., $60.7 billion), Jeffrey Bezos (U.S., $56.6 billion) and David Koch (U.S., $47.4 billion) on the list of the wealthiest people in the world: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: Wealth-X.

Percentage of American adults who agree that relationships can't last long term without romance, according to a Harris Poll: 74

Percentage who believe romance is overrated: 35

Percentage of men who say romance is overrated -- compared to 32 percent of women: 39

Source: The Harris Poll.

Percentage of employees who say that working in an office that is too warm has a negative impact on their productivity, according to a survey by CareerBuilder: 71

Percentage of employees who say that working in a cool environment has a negative impact on their productivity: 53

Percentage of employees who are dressing in layers: 44

Percentage who are drinking hot beverages: 36

Source: CareerBuilder.com.

Ranks of texting and checking or sending email on the list of the most common cellphone activities completed in a public washroom stall, according to the 2016 Healthy Hand Washing Survey conducted by Bradley Corporation: 1, 2

Percentage of all Americans who say they've taken a photo in the stall: 6

Percentage of men who've confessed they skipped the suds at the sink because they didn't feel the need to wash after using a public restroom: 18

Source: Bradley Corp.

Percentage of adult Americans who use the Internet at work out of boredom or to avoid work, according to a survey by FindLaw.com: 28

Percentage who didn't want to wait until after work: 21

Percentage with better connectivity at work: 13

Source: FindLaw.com.

Value of the U.S. manufacturing sector in 2014, according to annual survey by the U.S. Census Bureau: $5.9 trillion

Value of the manufacturing sector's annual payroll in 2014: $618.9 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Percentage of professionals who say they volunteer outside of work, according to a survey by Robert Half: 41

Percentage who say their volunteer work helps improve their effectiveness at the office: 61

Percentage who say their volunteer work helps them expand their network: 57

Percentage who say it helps them to develop new skills: 49

Source: Accountemps.

Idle Thought

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -- E.M. Forster, novelist (1879-1970)

(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)

Percentage of managers who think employees often call in sick or make an excuse for skipping work the day after a sporting event like the Super Bowl, according to an OfficeTeam survey: 36

Percentage of workers who know someone who has been a no-show at work for this reason: 41

Source: OfficeTeam.

Percentage of moderate drinkers (one to 14 drinks per week) who have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives, compared with 19 percent of nondrinkers and 17 percent of heavy drinkers, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index: 13

Percentage of U.S. adults who say they have zero drinks per week: 54.9

Percentage who report drinking one to 14 drinks per week: 41.4

Percentage who have 15 or more drinks: 3.7

Source: Gallup Organization.

Number of jobs that are accounted for by self-employed Americans and the workers they hired, or 30 percent of the national workforce, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau: 44 million

Percentage of the nation's 146 million workers who are self-employed: 10

Source: Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends.

Average number of hours the typical vehicle owner spends per week in the car, according to an Ipsos Audio and Infotainment Brand Study: 11

Estimated percentage of new car buyers who indicate that the audio brand in their next new vehicle will have a significant impact on their purchase consideration: 33

Percentage who believe it increases the resale value of their vehicle: 65

Source: Ipsos.

Population of the United States the year of the first Super Bowl, 1967, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 203 million

Population today: 319 million

Median household income in 1967: $9,590

Median household income today: $53,657

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

When asked how often they come in late to work, percentage of employees who admitted they do it at least once a month, according to a survey by CareerBuilder: 25

Percentage who said it's a weekly occurrence for them: 13

Percentage of employers who expect employees to be on time every day: 51

Percentage who have fired someone for being late: 41

Percentage of Europeans in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom who are paying quite a lot of attention to the U.S. presidential election, according to Survey Sampling International's U.S. Presidential QuickPoll: 56

Percentage of respondents who said they were very aware of Hillary Clinton: 90

Percentage of respondents who said they were very aware of Donald Trump: 85

Source: Kannon Public Relations.

Percentage of workers who report that they are currently providing financial support to a relative or friend, according to EBRI retirement confidence survey: 29

Percentage of retirees who report they are doing the same: 20

Percentage of workers who support a child age 18 or older: 37

Percentage of retirees who support a child age 18 or older: 57

Source: EBRI.

Percentage of football fans who say they watch the big game at home, according to a Nielsen survey: 56

Percentage who say they watch it at a friend or family member's house: 15

Percentage who will watch from a bar or restaurant: 5

Source: Nielsen Media Research.

Percentage of Americans who are likely to celebrate Valentine's Day, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute: 63

Percentage of men who say they'll spend over $100: 28

Percentage of women who say the same: 11

Percentage of men who report that they're very or somewhat likely to have sex on Valentine's Day: 57

Percentage of women who say the same: 37

Source: Public Religion Research Institute.

Idle Thought

"An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc." -- Henri Matisse, artist

(Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.)