Percentage of all adults who have divulged their pay to a co-worker, according to a Bankrate.com report: 24

Percentage of men who have done so: 29

Percentage of women: 20

Percentage who have never told a live-in romantic partner how much money they make, including 19 percent who are currently married or living with a partner: 31

Percentage of millennials who have shared their salary information with a co-worker, compared to 18 percent of baby boomers: 33

Source: Bankrate Inc.

Average age that Americans expect to reach, according to a survey on behalf of TD Ameritrade: 84

Percentage of Americans who say they want to "travel abroad" as they get older: 57

Percentage who said getting older gives them "an opportunity to reach new goals": 81

Source: TD Ameritrade.

Percentage of employers who use social networking sites to research information that supports a job candidate's qualifications, according to a CareerBuilder survey: 58

Percentage who use it to see whether the candidate has a professional online persona: 50

Ranks of posting provocative or inappropriate photographs, videos or information (40 percent), and posting information about drinking or using drugs (36 percent) on the list of the primary reasons that caused employers not to hire a job candidate: 1, 2

Source: CareerBuilder.com.

Percentage of Americans who cited pizza as their favorite food, according to a survey from California Pizza Kitchen, conducted by the Harris Poll: 21

Ranks of steak, hamburgers, tacos, pasta and salad on the list of favorite foods: 2, 3, 4 (tie), 6

Source: The Harris Poll.

Percentage of early holiday shoppers who say they do so to spread out their budgets, according to survey by the National Retail Federation: 61

Percentage who wanted to avoid the crowds and stress of last-minute shopping: 47

Source: NRF.

Percentage of Americans who believe car traffic and vehicle pollution are serious problems in their city, according to surveys conducted for Bird by Global Strategy Group: 80

Percentage who acknowledge that their own car use for trips under two miles is causing climate damage: 73

Nationally, percentage who believe there should be more transportation options to reduce traffic and congestion: 85

Source: Bird.

Percentage of parents who say their child suffers from anxiety, according to a survey commissioned by the American Osteopathic Association: 38

Percentage of these parents who said the source of the anxiety is related to comparing oneself to peers: 37

Percentage who cited pressure to perform well academically: 35

Percentage who had concerns related to social media: 29

Source: American Osteopathic Association.

Ranks of developing a strong network, having confidence and showcasing accomplishments to key leaders on the list of the most important advice female professionals have received from other professional women to help them succeed in the workplace, according to a Korn Ferry survey: 1, 2, 3

Source: Korn Ferry International.

Percentage of consumers who plan to start shopping before Black Friday 2018, according to the 2018 Holiday Insights Guide by RetailMeNot: 60

Percentage who will wait to start their holiday shopping on Black Friday or later: 27

Source: RetailMeNot.com.

Percentage of women worldwide who want the media to portray a more diverse range of physical appearance, age, race, shape and size in advertising and marketing, according to The Dove Global Beauty and Confidence Report: 70

Percentage of women in the United States who feel "body confident": 24

Source: DreamWalk Fashion Show.

Idle Thought

"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set." -- Lin Yutang, writer

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

Percentage of Americans who use the same password for "most" or "all" of their accounts, according to Data from YouGov Omnibus: 27

Percentage who say that their email and/or social media account was hacked at least once: 36

Percentage of Americans who believe their online logins are safe: 60

Source: YouGov.

Percentage of Americans who are likely to share marital/relationship issues with others, according to a Lending Club survey: 44

Percentage who are likely to share credit card debt issues with others: 23

Percentage of Americans with credit cards who have some degree of revolving credit card debt: 60

Of those people, approximate percentage who are less likely today to discuss their debt with people they know compared to a few years ago: 35

Source: Lending Club.

Percentage of the top 10 most researched branded laser and energy treatments in 2017 that involved fat reduction, surpassing popular categories like injectable fillers and toxins, according to the RealSelf U.S. Laser and Energy Report: 33

Source: RealSelf.

Percentage of Americans who agree that "if a product is not easy/convenient for me to recycle, I probably would not recycle it," according to a survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries: 66

Percentage who would like to see manufacturers and/or retailers display a "recycling guide" label on products (similar to the energy guide label on appliances) that would detail the parts and percentage of the product that could be recycled and how: 81

Source: The Harris Poll.

Percentage of U.S. adults who are buying groceries online every week, according to a CreditCards.com report: 26.1

Over the past year, percentage of Americans who have bought clothing and other household items online: 82

Percentage of online shoppers who typically pay with credit, versus 32 percent who pay with a debit card: 62

Source: CreditCards.com.

Average amount consumers say they will spend during the holiday season this year, up 4.1 percent from the $967.13 they said they would spend last year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics: $1,007.34

Estimated holiday retail sales in November and December (up between 4.3 percent and 4.8 percent over 2017): $717.45 billion to $720.89 billion.

Source: NRF.

Percentage of professionals who say they work while on vacation because they enjoy it, according to a Korn Ferry survey: 33

Percentage of professionals who say they have cut short vacations due to occupational demands and pressure to perform at work: 63

Percentage who said they would prefer a higher salary to more vacation days: 73

Source: Korn/Ferry International.

Percentage of workers who thought a program to help in calculating how much to save for a secure retirement would be beneficial, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute report: 75

Percentage of workers who need help calculating anticipated spending each month in retirement: 72

Percentage who need help planning for health care expenses in retirement: 72

Source: EBRI.

Percentage of vehicle owners and lessees who believe car owners should have full access to and control of their vehicle's data, including maintenance and repair information, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Auto Care Association: 86

Percentage of consumers who believe a vehicle's owner should decide who has access to this data: 88

Source: Auto Care Association.

Date that Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day," commemorating the first anniversary of the end of World War I, according to History.com: Nov. 11, 1919

Year that Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance: 1926

Year that President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day: 1954

Estimated number of living veterans in the United States who served during at least one war: 16.1 million

Source: History.com.

Idle Thought

"Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back." -- Gore Vidal, writer (1925-2012)

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

Percentage of HR managers who have seen someone at their company moved down a rung on the career ladder, according to research from OfficeTeam: 46

Ranks of "poor performance" (39 percent) and "not succeeding in a new job after being promoted" (38 percent) on the list of the most common reasons for the demotion: 1, 2

Percentage of demoted employees who quit: 52

Source: OfficeTeam.

Percentage of professionals who admit they will only give positive references and not share unfavorable thoughts, according to a new survey of professionals by Korn Ferry: 25

Percentage who indicate that offering only glowing feedback about a person during a reference call could hurt their own career if the person did not perform well once hired: 86

Percentage of respondents who believe it's more appropriate to give a bad reference for a job candidate than it was five years ago: 54

Source: Korn Ferry International.

Percentage of executive-level respondents to a Deloitte poll who say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the past year, with more than 1,500 surveyed professionals feeling only "somewhat confident" in their organization's ability to respond to and remediate a cyber incident: 46

Projected annual cost of cybercrime: $6 trillion

Source: Deloitte Public Relations.

Percentage of rewards-card holders who are paying their bills in full every month, according to CreditCards.com: 41

Source: CreditCards.com.

Percentage of Americans who are limiting their spending, according to a study by Bankrate: 66

Ranks of the need to save more money (36 percent), stagnant income (24 percent) and too much debt (17 percent) on the list of reasons Americans are limiting their spending: 1, 2, 3

Source: Bankrate.com.

Combined percentage of online grocery sales accounted for by Amazon and Walmart, currently the key participants in the market, according to research by Packaged Facts: 28

Source: Packaged Facts.

Percentage of men and women globally who say most advertising does not reflect the world around them, according to a survey by Ipsos conducted in partnership with the Female Quotient for the Unstereotype Alliance: 72

Percentage who don't see themselves represented in most advertising: 63

Percentage of consumers who still see sexist ads that offend them: 45

Source: Ipsos Connect.

In 2017, number of patients who were treated for Halloween-related injuries in emergency medical departments, doctors' offices and clinics, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission): 16,706

Number of patients treated for pumpkin-carving injuries alone: 3,158

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Percentage of U.S. adults who said they shop at various types of discount retailers, according to the latest issue of the quarterly Consumer View report released by the National Retail Federation: 89

Ranks of clothing, groceries, and home decor and furnishings on the list of products shoppers are most likely to purchase at bargain retailers: 1, 2, 3

Source: NRF.

Percentage of Americans who would rather use a set amount of money to upgrade their home to meet their needs than use it as a down payment on a new home, according to a Zillow housing report: 76

Percentage who say they love their homes: 83

Percentage of homeowners who don't have any plans to sell their homes: 63

Source: Zillow.

Idle Thought

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm, but the harm does not interest them." -- T.S. Eliot, poet

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