Percentage of employees who say they now realize that their job is doable outside the office, according to a survey by Robert Half: 60

Percentage who say their work/life balance has improved without the commute: 60

Source: Robert Half.

Estimated number of Americans who are worried about their credit scores due to the coronavirus -- some of the most worried groups include middle-income people, the 30-to-44 age bracket and people with fair credit, according to a WalletHub's survey: 87 million

Percentage of Americans who agree that credit scores should ignore any missed payments during the coronavirus pandemic: 86

Source: WalletHub.

Percentage of Americans who say they are cooking more at home, according to findings from a survey conducted by Market Research Answers Inc.: 75

Percentage who expressed concern about takeout and delivery safety: 25

Along with more in-home food prep and safety worries, percentage of respondents who said they expect their 2020 household incomes to be lower than 2019: 43

Source: Market Research Answers Inc.

Percentage of credit card holders (nearly 50 million) who said they've involuntarily had their credit limit slashed on at least one of their credit cards or even had a card closed by their issuer in the past 30 days, according to a report from CompareCards: 25

Percentage of card holders who are using credit cards "more than ever" since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic: 30

Percentage of those earning $100,000 or more who have had their limit slashed or card closed in the past month: 36

Source: CompareCards.

In January 2020, before the pandemic, amount the average American was found to spend monthly on impulse buys, according to a survey by Slickdeals: $155.03

In a new poll in April, during the pandemic, amount the average America spent on impulse buying -- a jump of 18%: $182.98.

Percentage of respondents who said that buying something impulsively during the pandemic has positively affected their mood: 72

Ranks of cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer and toilet paper on the list of the top items Americans have bought impulsively during the pandemic: 1, 2, 3

Source: Slickdeals.

Percentage of global live music-goers who are holding on to their tickets for rescheduled shows, according to research by Live Nation Entertainment Inc.: 90 plus

Percentage who say they want to return to concerts: 91

Source: Live Nation Entertainment.

Average weekly pocket money for 4- to 14-year-olds, according to RoosterMoney: $7.91

Percentage of the kids who save: 39

Percentage of the top chores that involve helping to clean the house: 80

Ranks of Roblox, Fortnite, Lego, apps and Minecraft on the list of the top five places where kids are spending their money during lockdown: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: RoosterMoney.

Percentage of Americans who use anti-aging products as part of their daily skin care routine, but only 11% wear sunscreen daily, according to the 2020 RealSelf Sun Safety Report: 62

Percentage of U.S. adults who say they always or almost always wear sunscreen if they plan to be outside for an extended period of time: 64

Ranks of preventing skin cancer, preventing the appearance of aging skin and preventing sun spots on the list of top motivations among sunscreen wearers: 1, 2, 3

Source: RealSelf.

Percentage each of mortgage and auto loan borrowers who are concerned about their ability to make their payments over the next three months, according to a Bankrate.com report: 54

Percentage of those concerned mortgage and auto loan borrowers who have not reached out to their lenders for payment relief: 60

Among those concerned borrowers who have contacted their lenders, percentage who successfully received payment relief: 43 (mortgage) and 46 (auto loan)

Source: Bankrate.com.

Idle Thought

"Truth never damages a cause that is just." -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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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

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Percentage of Americans who have canceled their summer travel plans for this year, leading to more distress for the travel industry, according to a survey by ValuePenguin.com: 48

Percentage who also said they would wait a full year before traveling again: 17

Source: ValuePenguin.com.

Percentage of Americans who say they have enjoyed staying in pajamas and/or stretchy pants all day during the shut down, according to an Ipsos North America Omnibus survey: 33

Percentage who enjoyed just the sense of the world slowing down: 32

Percentage who enjoyed exercising/meditating/improving health: 19

Source: Ipsos Reid Omnibus Services.

Estimated number of Americans who are less than three months away from running out of money, according to a survey by Wallethub: 160 million

Estimated percentage of respondents who don't think people's unemployment income should be more than their previous income: 56

Percentage more likely that millennials are than baby boomers to think that stimulus checks should only be given to people experiencing income loss: 25

Source: WalletHub.

Although a majority of consumers believe a return to "normal" life is 17 weeks away, percentage who are predicting it's anywhere from five months to two years, according to findings from a Fleishman-Hillard consumer study conducted in the United States, China, Germany, Italy, South Korea and United Kingdom: 20

Percentage who report the pandemic has changed the products and services they once thought were important, a phenomenon even more widespread in China (86%) and Italy (73%): 68

Source: Fleishman-Hillard.

Percentage of Americans who don't have enough money saved to cover COVID-19 medical costs, according to a Healthinsurance.com survey: 52

Percentage who would think twice about seeking medical care right now because of cost: 46

Source: Healthinsurance.com.

Percentage of shoppers who said it's extremely or very likely that their grocery habits will return to normal once the pandemic is over, according to COVID-19 grocery shopper research from Acosta: 68

Percentage of shoppers who said it's extremely or very likely that they will eat at home more than they used to for a while: 56

Source: Acosta.

Percentage of Americans who perceive cycling as a safer mode of transportation vs. public transportation while social distancing, according to a Trek Bicycle survey: 85

If Americans must travel within five miles during COVID-19, percentage who included biking in their top three primary modes of transportation: 90

Percentage of Americans who are riding bikes to replace public transportation: 14

Source: Trek Bicycle Corp.

Approximate number of Americans who filed new claims for jobless benefits last week -- meaning the total number of new claims has topped 30 million over six weeks, according to research by MarketWatch: 3.8 million

Rank of new unemployment claims on the list of the most important indicators of the economic destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic: 1

Source: MarketWatch.

Percentage of consumers who are interested in using gift cards and e-gifts for charity or kindness during this crisis, such as contributing to a gift card for a person or family in need, according to research by Blackhawk: 88

Source: Blackhawk Network.

Percentage of employees who feel they are less productive working from home than when they worked from the office, according to a study by VitalSmarts: 33

Ranks of not connecting with colleagues, available technology and too many distractions on the list of challenges that contribute to employees feeling less productive: 1, 2, 3

Source: VitalSmarts.

Idle Thought

"Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion." -- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, philosopher

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