Percentage of New Year's resolutions that centered around being smarter with finances, according to a survey by Slickdeals: 76
Percentage who said 2021 was easier on their finances than 2020: 62
Amount the average person saved per month in their 2021 budgets: $328
Source: Slickdeals.
Percentage of employees who say their employer cares about their learning and career aspirations, according to research by Eagle Hill Consulting: 28
Percentage who say their employer cares about employee job satisfaction: 28
Percentage who say their supervisors care about employees' ideas and opinions: 45
Percentage who say their supervisors care about employees' emotional state at work: 36
Source: Eagle Hill Consulting.
Rank of the United States on the Charities Aid Foundation's World Giving Index of the most giving countries -- after years at the top of the list, according to WalletHub: 19
Estimated number of people who volunteer in the U.S., serving a combined total of 6.9 billion hours per year, the equivalent of $167 billion of service: 77 million
Source: WalletHub.
Ranks of Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia and Florida on the list of states with the highest percentage of inbound migration locations, according to United Van Lines' 45th Annual National Movers Study: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ranks of New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Connecticut and California on the list of states with the lowest percentage of inbound migration locations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Source: United Van Lines.
Percentage of American consumers who took on holiday debt this season, up from 31% in 2020, though borrowers owe an average of $1,249, down 10% from $1,381 last season, according to research by LendingTree: 36
Ranks of parents with children younger than 18 (54%) and millennials (50%) on the list of those who were most likely to take on holiday debt: 1, 2
Source: LendingTree.
Percentage of people who watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, almost as many as those who watch it for the game, according to research by The Marketing Arm: 43
Percentage of all viewers who prefer Super Bowl commercials with celebrities: 54
Percentage of all viewers who want Big Game ads to make them laugh: 97
Source: TMA.
Percentage of undergraduate college students who report they wish they could live where they want rather than where they plan to or will likely have to, according to a survey from BestColleges.com: 53
Percentage of college students who plan to or will consider living in a mid-sized town: 60
Percentage who will consider a large city: 36
Percentage who say they might consider a small town post-graduation: 21
Source: BestColleges.com.
Percentage of Michigan voters who support requiring all new cars sold in their state to be electric by 2030, compared to 35% who oppose the requirement, according to a poll commissioned by the nonprofit Coltura: 55
Ranks of air quality, climate change and health on the list of positive impacts voters cited in requiring new cars manufactured in 2030 or later to be electric: 1, 2, 3
Source: Coltura.
Percentage of Americans (about 67 million adults) who say that improving their mental health is on their minds this year, according to a poll for the American Psychiatric Association: 26
Percentage who say they are anxious about their mental health to start the new year: 37
Source: American Psychiatric Association.
On average, percentage of people who say the coronavirus is one of the biggest issues facing their country today, making it once again the world's No. 1 worry, according to a global survey by Ipsos: 32
Ranks of Germany (up 23 points), the Netherlands (up 19) and Belgium (up 16) on the list of countries showing the largest month-over-month increases in concern about COVID-19: 1, 2, 3
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
Idle Thought
"If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." -- Edward Hopper, painter (1882-1967)