Each year in the United States, the number of school buses that travel nearly 3.5 billion miles collectively to transport students in every state and municipality, according to research by Calstart: 480,000
As of September 2021, number of ESBs (electric school buses) funded, ordered, delivered and deployed across the U.S: 1,738
Ranks of California (850), Florida (218) and Maryland (89) on the list of states with the most ESBs: 1, 2, 3
Source: Calstart.
Percentage of Super Bowl watchers who would prefer that advertisers stay away from political messages, according to research by The Marketing Arm: 71
Ranks of Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and Kevin Hart on the list of celebrities viewers most want to see in a Big Game ad: 1, 2, 3, 4
Ranks of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers on the list of all-time Big Game quarterbacks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Source: The Marketing Arm.
When asked about the most important reasons for pursuing their current field of study, percentage of students who cited career interest, according to a survey by BestColleges: 42
Percentage who cited "feeling called to the work" and "income potential" within a particular field: 26 each
Percentage of men who say their chosen field's income potential is important: 34
Percentage of women who say the same: 20
Source: BestColleges.
Percentage of BurnAlong instructors who recommend a method called "habit stacking" (for example, meditate for 2 minutes after you pour your first cup of coffee each day), which means you add a new habit to an existing habit: 34
Percentage who advise you to commit to a "where, when and what" schedule for consistency: 32
Percentage who say you should get a friend or family member to commit to the habit with you: 24
Source: BurnAlong.
Percentage of respondents from the United States who said they had never been in a long-distance relationship, according to a survey by The Sexual Alpha: 76
Of those who had, percentage who stated they would not want to be in one again: 31
Source: The Sexual Alpha.
Percentage of parents who agree that COVID-19 has changed the dating dynamic, and, in parallel, their dating preferences, according to a Zulily survey: 74
Percentage of coupled-up parents who would prefer double dates with other couples, compared to just 13% of single parents who would prefer to double date: 30
While moms are still partial to an evening date (44%), percentage of dads who are warming to nontraditional date times like mornings, compared to only 8% of moms: 19
Source: Zulily.
From January to July of 2021, estimated amount that Americans spent on aesthetic plastic surgery, up from the $6 billion spent in 2020, according to La Jolla, California, plastic surgeon and past president of the Aesthetic Society Robert Singer, M.D., and reported by New Beauty: $8.7 billion plus
Source: New Beauty.
Percentage of women who feel they are on the wrong track for retirement, with the same percentage expecting to retire later than originally planned due to the pandemic, according to a recent Nationwide Retirement Institute survey: 18
Ranks of contributing to a 401(k)/IRA (50% of women vs. 58% of men), building an emergency fund (47% of women vs. 59% of men) or increasing their retirement plan contributions (39% of women vs. 51% of men) on the list of financial milestones that women have been unable to hit compared to men: 1, 2, 3
Source: Nationwide.
On average, percentage of their online shopping that U.S. survey respondents said they now do on online marketplaces, with 40% saying that activity has increased in the past 12 months, according to a survey by Mirakl: 43
Looking ahead, percentage of consumers in the U.S. who expect to use marketplaces at the same rate or more: 92
Percentage of U.S. consumers who assert online marketplaces are the most convenient way to shop today: 71
Source: Mirakl.
Facing empty shelves and supply chain hiccups, percentage of consumers who would rather wait for their preferred brand to restock than purchase a similar product from another brand, according to the results of a survey by Treasure Data: 48
Percentage of consumers who plan to use contactless commerce at a greater rate in 2022, anticipating more curbside pickups than the previous year: 60
Source: Treasure Data.
Idle Thought
"Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck." -- Guy de Maupassant, novelist (1850-1893)