Estimated number of Americans who have a side hustle -- a way to earn extra money other than a main source of income -- according to a Bankrate.com report: 44 million

Percentage of younger millennials (ages 18 to 26) who indicate they have a side hustle, the most of any age group: 28

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of professionals who say that although summer jobs, such as landscaping, waiting tables, lifeguarding, etc., may not build technical skills, these jobs help prepare young people for their post-college careers, according to a survey by Robert Half: 98

Ranks of customer service skills (80 percent), interpersonal/communication skills (78 percent) and working effectively in a team setting (74 percent) on the list of the top three skills workers say they built during their summer jobs: 1, 2, 3

Source: Robert Half Management Resources.

Percentage of cars that are lemons (defined as newly purchased vehicles that presented several manufacturing defects potentially affecting the safety, value or use) that started to show symptoms or problems after only one month of purchase, with issues ranging from a check engine light to a non-starting vehicle, according to a survey conducted by YourMechanic: 66

Percentage of lemon car owners who spent up to $10,000 on the faulty vehicle: 63

Source: YourMechanic.

Percentage of executives who say that resumes are less important to the job search process than they were five years ago, according to a survey conducted by the Futurestep division of Korn Ferry: 35

Ranks of networking (77 percent), interviewing (16 percent), social/online presence (4 percent) and resumes (3 percent) on the list of the most important parts of the job search process: 1, 2, 3, 4

Source: Korn Ferry International.

Number of times per week the average millennial dines at a restaurant or buys takeout food, according to a study from Bankrate.com: 5

Percentage of all millennials (and 51 percent between the ages of 21 and 26) who typically go to a bar at least once a week, versus 24 percent of Generation Xers, 19 percent of baby boomers and 11 percent of the silent generation: 42

Overall, percentage of Americans who say they don't purchase any brewed coffee or tea in a typical week: 59

Source: Bankrate.com.

On average, percentage more that people with no credit pay for car insurance than people with excellent credit, according to WalletHub's 2017 Car Insurance and Credit Scores Report: 65

At Farmers Insurance (the firm most reliant on credit data), estimated percentage more that newcomers with no credit pay than excellent-credit customers: 100

Source: WalletHub.

Ranks of "Stranger Things," "Supernatural," "This Is Us" and "Orange Is the New Black" on the list of summer's most bingeable shows, according to E-Poll Market Research: 1, 2, 3, 4

Percentage of bingeable shows that are superhero shows, led by "Marvel's Luke Cage" at No. 8: 20

Source: E-Poll Market Research.

While 99 percent of people like ice cream, percentage of Americans who say they do not eat it or they limit their consumption due to "health" concerns, according to a survey conducted for Arctic Zero Fit Frozen Desserts: 55

Percentage of respondents who feel ice cream isn't a healthy choice: 22

Percentage who don't eat it because they are trying to lose weight or stay fit: 17

Source: Arctic Zero.

Rank of New York as the world's most popular city, retaining the title it claimed in 2013, according to the 2017 edition of the Ipsos Top Cities Index: 1

Number of countries where people were asked to list, out of 60 cities, the metropolises they felt were best to live in, do business in and visit: 26

Ranks of Abu Dhabi, London and Paris on the list: 2, 3, 4

Source: Ipsos Global Public Affairs.

Each year, estimated number of weddings that take place across the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 2.1 million

Median age at first marriage for women -- up five years since 1980, according to the Census Bureau: 27.8

Average age of men for a first marriage: 29.7

Source: Census Bureau.

Idle Thought

"What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt and has a clear conscience?" -- Adam Smith, economist

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

Percentage of lawyers who said they've seen an increase in lawsuits linked to images or information found on social media and mobile devices, according to Robert Half Legal: 52

Percentage of respondents who reported a rise in cases related to data on personal mobile devices used by employees for work purposes: 27

Source: Robert Half Legal.

Of employees who receive vacation/paid time off, percentage who report taking at least some time off in the last 12 months, up from 85 percent in 2014, according to a survey from Glassdoor: 91

Over the same time period, percentage who reported taking 100 percent of their eligible time off: 23

Percentage of employees who reported taking 25 percent or less of their eligible time: 23

Source: Glassdoor.com.

Ranks of Australia, Italy, Bora Bora, Ireland and New Zealand on the list of the most dreamed-about destinations for American travelers, according to Travel Leaders Group: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Percentage of Americans who have some concern about how they may be perceived while traveling abroad: 68

Ranks of Hawaii, California, Alaska, Florida and New York on the list of the most desirable domestic vacations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: Travel Leaders.

Percentage of millennials who say saving -- as opposed to spending -- makes them feel secure, according to a TD Ameritrade survey: 80

Percentage who say the No. 1 reason to save is to have the confidence you can meet your financial obligations whatever happens: 66

Source: TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

Percentage rise in a teen driver's risk of a fatal crash risk caused by having one teen passenger (two passengers doubles fatal crash risk, and three or more quadruples crash risk), according to a prom and graduation season survey by the National Safety Council: 44

Percentage of parents who drive distracted who do so in front of their teens: 95

Source: National Safety Council.

Ranks of vanilla, chocolate, cookies n' cream, mint chocolate chip and chocolate chip cookie dough on the list of America's top ice cream flavors, according to a survey conducted by International Dairy Foods Association: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

From neighborhood scoop shops to national brands, amount the ice cream industry in the United States contributes to the national economy: $39 billion

Number of jobs it creates nationally: 188,000

Source: IDFA.

Number of guns per 100 people in the United States (the highest rate in the world), according to research by Procon.org: 88

Number of guns per 100 people in Yemen (the second highest): 54.8

Ranks of Switzerland (45.7), Finland (45.3) and Serbia (37.8) on the list: 3, 4, 5

Source: ProCon.org.

Ranks of the United States (other), Florida, California, Hawaii and Mexico on the list of the top 10 beach holiday destinations for Americans, according to the results of the 2017 Expedia Flip Flop Report: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Globally, average amount of time beachgoers spend getting ready (dieting, salon, etc.) in advance of a trip: 40 days

Percentage of Americans who spend more time packing than on vacation: 29

Source: Expedia.

Year that the 26th Amendment to the Constitution became law, lowering the age requirement for voting in national elections from 21 years of age to 18: 1971

Year that the amendment added some 11 million voters to the electorate: 1972

Today, number of young Americans ages 18 to 20 in the country: 13.1 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Percentage of married Americans who report having retirement savings or investments according to the Ipsos/USA Today Retirement poll: 75

Percentage of non-married Americans who say the same: 57

When asked how concerned they were with being able to afford various health-related costs during retirement, percentage who said they were very or somewhat concerned with affording a major medical issue: 65

Percentage who said they were concerned with being able to afford in-home medical care: 58

Source: Ipsos.

Idle Thought

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." -- Thomas Pynchon, novelist

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

Percentage of finance employees surveyed who indicated they are likely to leave their job within a year's time frame, according to the results of a study by Russell Reynolds Associates and the Toigo Foundation: 50

Ranks of work/life balance, office location and vacation/sick/paid time off on the list of motivations employees had for looking at new employment: 1, 2, 3

Source: Russell Reynolds Associates.

Percentage of sit-down restaurantgoers who, at least occasionally, don't leave any gratuity at all, according to a survey by CreditCards.com: 20

Of those who tip restaurant servers, median percentage tip left by men: 20

Median percentage tip left by women: 16

Source: CreditCards.com.

Whether we call them frankfurters or just plain hot dogs, estimated number consumed by Americans during the summer months -- grilled, microwaved or boiled -- according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Ranks of Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and Germany on the list of the "best countries to be an immigrant," according to an analysis from U.S. News & World Report: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Rank of the United States on the list: 7

Rank of the U.K.: 17

Source: U.S. News & World Report.

Percentage of sellers' agents who say that staging a home decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market, according to the National Association of Realtors: 62

Ranks of the living room, the master bedroom, the kitchen and the yard/outdoor space on the list of the most important areas in a home to stage: 1, 2, 3, 4

Source: National Association of Realtors.

Estimated number of people globally who are overweight or obese and suffer health problems because of their weight, according to a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington: 2.2 billion

Estimated percentage of the world's population this represents: 33

Rank of the United States on the list of countries with the highest rates of child and young adult obesity (13 percent): 1

Rank of Egypt's adult obesity rate (35 percent) among the 195 countries and territories included in the study: 1

Source: Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington.

Percentage of Gen Z youths (ages 13 to 17) who are saving their money, according to a study conducted by Ipsos on behalf of TransUnion: 83

Among those who have a savings account, percentage who report currently having a balance of less than $500, including nearly a quarter (23 percent) who have less than $250: 43

Percentage of teenagers between the ages of 13 to 17 who have more than $1,000 saved up: 31

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Adhering to the "20/4/10" rule (a 20 percent down payment, a four-year loan and principal/interest/insurance payments comprising 10 percent of a household's gross income), number of cities in the U.S. where a median-income household can afford the average-priced new car, according to a new Bankrate.com report: 1

Ranks of Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Boston on the list of the top metros for car affordability: 1, 2, 3

Ranks of Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach, Detroit, and Tampa on the list of the worst five metros for car affordability: 1, 2, 3

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of Americans who voted Babe Ruth the greatest baseball player of all time, according to a survey conducted by KRC Research for DraftKings: 48

Ranks of Jackie Robinson (5 percent), Mickey Mantle (5 percent), Derek Jeter (4 percent), Hank Aaron (4 percent) and Willie Mayes (4 percent): 1(tie), 3 (tie)

Source: KRC Research.

Percentage of workers who plan to change jobs in the second half of the year,according to CareerBuilder's 2017 Midyear Job Forecast: 27

Percentage of employers who plan to hire full-time, permanent workers, up from 50 percent last year: 60

Percentage of employers who plan to hire part-time, permanent employees, up from 29 percent last year: 36

Source: CareerBuilder.com.

Idle Thought

"When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before." -- Clifton Fadiman, critic

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