Percentage of those who receive paid vacation time who believe they'll use all the allotted time this year, according to a Bankrate.com report: 36

Percentage who think they'll use a quarter of their days or less, including 13 percent who receive paid vacation time but don't think they'll use any of it: 26

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of American homeowners who say they feel when their home is organized that their life is organized, according to a new MasterBrand Cabinets home organization survey conducted by Wakefield Research: 95

Percentage who report they can't relax if their kitchen is a mess: 81

Percentage of respondents who report that they enjoy cooking or preparing meals more in a put-together space: 64

Source: MasterBrand Cabinets Inc.

Forecasted demand for U.S. bottled water in 2022, according to Bottled Water: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports: 16.9 billion gallons

Source: The Freedonia Group.

Percentage of businesses that hired workers in the past year specifically for their technical skills, according to a survey conducted by Clutch: 45

Percentage of businesses that have laid off employees due to new technology: 10

Percentage that have outsourced work: 18

Source: Clutch.

Percentage of working adults who say the positive effects of vacation time -- such as more energy and feeling less stress -- disappear immediately upon returning to work, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association: 24

Percentage who said the benefits last only a few days: 40

Source: American Psychological Association.

Percentage of professionals from varying industries who said they'd leave a job if it wasn't a good fit, even if they didn't have another position lined up, according to a Korn-Ferry survey: 26

Percentage of professionals who said that if they personally accepted a job that they ended up not liking, even though it paid well, they would leave as soon as they found a new job: 82

Percentage who said challenging and rewarding work is what keeps them on the job: 70

Source: Korn-Ferry International.

Projected date of Earth Overshoot Day -- defined as the day when humanity's annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth's ecosystems can regenerate in that year -- the earliest date since the world first went into overshoot in the early 1970s, according to the Global Footprint Network: Aug. 1, 2018

In other words, number of times faster that humanity is currently using nature than ecosystems can regenerate: 1.7

Source: Global Footprint Network.

While 85 percent of Americans say they know how to eat right, percentage who flunked a basic quiz on dietary facts and weight loss, according to the MDVIP Fat IQ Survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs: 56

Percentage of American adults who are currently over their ideal weight: 82

When it comes to shedding excess pounds, percentage of Americans who say that hearing from a doctor that they need to lose weight would motivate them: 83

Yet, percentage of Americans who say they've actually asked their primary care doctor for weight-loss help or advice: 20

Source: MDVIP Media Relations.

Percentage of credit card users (about 43 million Americans) who have wrongly carried a balance to help improve their credit scores, according to CreditCards.com report: 22

Percentage who confess to paying a credit card bill late, including 24 percent who have done so more than once: 42

Percentage who say they've done so because didn't have enough money to pay on time: 35

Source: CreditCards.com.

Percentage of executives at middle market companies who say the health of their company is strong, according to the findings of a survey conducted for Citigroup Inc.: 84

Percentage who believe their company is better off today than a year ago: 70

Percentage who believe their company has experienced increases in sales: 77

Source: Citigroup.

Idle Thought

"If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world." -- Blaise Pascal, philosopher and mathematician (1623-1662)

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

Percentage of millennials (aged 18 to 37) who say they usually leave nothing as a tip for a server when dining out at a restaurant, compared to 3 percent of those who are older, according to a CreditCards.com report: 10

Percentage who decline to leave any amount when presented with pre-entered tipping options in a taxi/Uber/Lyft, at a food truck, at a coffee shop, etc., versus 12 percent of older adults: 18

Percentage who normally tip below 20 percent at restaurants, compared with less than half of those ages 38 and older: 63

Source: CreditCards.com.

Percentage of Chicago residents who enjoy the taste of ice cream, though not all understand how it is made, according to a survey of Chicago residents commissioned by Hudsonville Ice Cream: 98

Percentage of respondents who think cows should be kept at a temperature below 32 degrees when being milked for ice cream: 10

Source: Hudsonville Ice Cream.

Rank of plant-based foods on the list of the top food trends in 2018, according to Baum and Whiteman: 1

Percentage of American consumers who are actively trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, according to a Nielsen survey: 39

Source: VeggieHappy.

Percentage of Americans who identify a civility problem in society, with most classifying it as a "major" problem (69 percent), according to a survey by Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate: 93

Percentage of Americans who work with others who describe their place of employment as very or somewhat civil: 92

Percentage who work with others who report this level of civility to be an improvement compared to a few years ago: 27

Source: Weber Shandwick.

Percentage of Americans who have a side hustle -- the most popular jobs being home repair/landscaping, online sales, crafts and child care, according to a Bankrate.com report: 37

Percentage of those who earn money on the side who do it for more disposable income: 59

Percentage who say it's so they can meet their regular living expenses: 38

Average monthly amount that men earn from their ancillary gigs, almost three times the $361 that women earn: $989

Source: Bankrate.com.

Globally, percentage of people who report that they will watch FIFA World Cup games with friends and family, according to an Ipsos report: 84

Percentage who plan to join with work colleagues to watch the games: 49

Percentage who will even miss work or school to watch: 24

Percentage who keep a good luck charm with them when they watch: 25

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Percentage of disagreements while traveling that revolve around the kids, specifically their arguing or being fidgety, according to a study by the National Association of Convenience Stores: 45

Ranks of "to use the bathroom," "get gas," "buy food or drinks" and "see a landmark or attraction" on the list of the top reasons people stop during summer drives: 1, 2, 3, 4

Source: National Association of Convenience Stores.

Of workers who have a child living at home, percentage who say it's possible to be successful in your career and as a parent, according to a survey conducted for CareerBuilder: 78

Percentage of workers with a child in the household who say they feel equally successful in their role at work and as a parent: 51

Percentage of working dads who feel this way, compared to only 47 percent of working moms: 56

Percentage of working moms who say they feel more successful as a parent, compared to 22 percent of working dads: 33

Source: CareerBuilder.com.

Ranks of pickpocketing/purse snatching, credit card fraud, identity theft and taxi scams on the list of the top four risks women consider before or during a trip: 1, 2, 3, 4

Ranks of sharing an itinerary with a friend or family member and purchasing travel insurance (emergency travel medical coverage, emergency travel evacuation coverage or both) on the list of actions women take with a goal of increasing their personal safety: 1, 2

Source: AIG Travel.

Percentage of 4th of July shoppers who will not earn rewards on their purchases, according to a WalletHub survey: 39

Percentage of Americans who are prouder of their credit score than of their country: 44

On the list of things people would like to declare independence from, ranks of overeating (24 percent), social media (22 percent), credit card debt (20 percent) and bad credit (11 percent): 1, 2, 3, 4

Source: WalletHub.

Idle Thought

"The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it." -- Francis Crick, physicist, biologist, neuroscientist, Nobel laureate

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

When seeking advice on what to buy, percentage of consumers who trust celebrity endorsements, according to the first ExpertVoice Consumer Trust Panel: 4

Percentage who trust sponsored professional athletes: 7

Percentage who trust social influencers: 6

Percentage of consumers who trust the recommendations from friends and family: 83

Source: ExpertVoice.

Amount of money consumers repaid in credit card debt during the first financial quarter of 2018, the second-biggest quarterly paydown ever, according to a WalletHub report: $40.3 billion

Percentage of people with credit card debt who say they'll pay it off in less than a year: 41

Source: WalletHub.

Percentage of professionals who said they are more likely to accept a job offer if there's the possibility of telecommuting at least some of the time, according to research from global staffing firm Robert Half: 77

Ranks of "people abusing the benefit" (22 percent), "feeling isolated and missing a team environment" (22 percent) and "strained interpersonal relationships due to lack of face time" (17 percent) on the list of the top drawbacks of telecommuting: 1 (tie), 3

Source: Robert Half.

Percentage of America's employers who have been negatively impacted by tired employees, according to a National Safety Council survey: 90

Percentage who say they've had an employee fall asleep on the job: 50

Percentage of employers who have experienced absenteeism: 57

Percentage who report injuries and near-misses due to fatigued employees: 32

Source: National Safety Council.

Ranks of "Jeopardy!" "Wheel of Fortune," "The Price Is Right," "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "Family Feud" on the list of America's top five most popular contemporary TV shows, according to research by YouGov: 1, 2, 3 (tie), 5

Ranks of "I Love Lucy," "Jeopardy!" "The Twilight Zone," "The Golden Girls" and "I Dream of Jeannie" on the list of America's top five most popular TV shows of all time: 1, 2, 3, 4 (tie)

Source: YouGov.

In a profession dominated by women, estimated amount more that men in nursing earn per year than their female counterparts, according to a Nurse.com by OnCourse Learning survey: $6,000

Average salary for men in nursing: $79,688

Average salary for women in nursing: $73,090 Percentage of the U.S. nursing workforce that is comprised of men: 12

Source: Nurse.com.

Percentage of parents who said popular tech devices take away reading time for their child, according to a poll by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Read Aloud 15 Minutes: 34

Percentage of parents of children ages 0 to 2 years who said this is the case: 26

Percentage of parents with children ages 3 to 5 who said the same: 37

Percentage of parents with children ages 6 to 8 who said the same: 40

Source: ASHA.

In the United States, percentage of college graduates who are unemployed, according to Datatrek Research: 2

Percentage of Americans over 25 years of age with such a degree who are in the workforce: 73

Percentage of high school graduates with no further schooling who are unemployed: 3.9

Percentage who are in the workforce: 54.9

Source: DataTrek Research.

Percentage of young men in relationships who think marriage proposals should be a surprise, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Helzberg Diamonds by Toluna Group: 73

Percentage of young women who agree: 63

Percentage of men who think modern proposals should reflect the kind of egalitarian relationships people want today: 47

Percentage of women in a relationship who said a traditional engagement was important for them: 37

Source: Helzberg Diamonds.

Percentage of U.S. consumers who are happiest online when shopping, according to a research report by Rokt: 81

Ranks of happy, excited and productive on the list of the most common emotions linked with making a purchase online: 1, 2, 3

Source: Rokt.

Idle Thought

"A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points." -- Alan Kay, computer scientist

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