Percentage of Americans who said it is the game itself that is the most interesting aspect for Super Bowl fans, according to NCSolutions: 55
Percentage who said it is the halftime show: 26
Percentage who said it is the commercials: 19
Source: NCSolutions.
Percentage of professionals who know someone who has called in sick or made an excuse for skipping work the day after a sporting event such as the Super Bowl, according to a Robert Half survey: 37
Ranks of calling in sick the day after, spending too much time talking sports and showing up the day after tired/under the weather on the list of the most distracting or annoying employee behaviors when it comes to major sporting events, according to senior managers: 1, 2 (tie)
Source: Robert Half.
Projected number of people who anticipated either throwing or attending a Super Bowl party this year, up from 62.8 million last year, according to NRF and Prosper Insights and Analytics' 2022 Super Bowl survey: 90 million
Number of adults who planned to watch the game at a bar or restaurant: 13.7 million
Projected total spending on food, drinks, apparel, decorations and other purchases for this year's big game: $14.6 billion
Source: NRF.
Twenty-five years after the website Sixdegrees.com began a revolution in the way people used the internet, percentage of Americans who say social media does more harm than good to their mental health, according to a survey by the American Psychiatric Association: 33
Percentage who said social media has hurt political discourse: 42
Source: American Psychiatric Assocation.
Percentage of Americans who said they plan to resign from their current job in the next 12 months, according to a survey by CareerArc: 23
Among those who plan to quit in the next 12 months, percentage who said they would begin a new job hunt within two months: 59
Percentage who had no plans to look for a new job: 11
Source: CareerArc.
Ranks of discussing their views on COVID-19 protocols (83%), their religious views (79%), their health (78%), their political views (77%) and their weight (65%) on the list of issues that credit card debtors would be more comfortable discussing than their credit card debt, according to a Bankrate.com report: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Percentage of respondents who said they were comfortable discussing their credit card debt with family members and close friends: 53
Percentage of debtors who said they were comfortable discussing "their love life" -- the only topic considered more taboo than debt: 51
Source: Bankrate.com.
Median household wealth of Black Americans, compared to $139,300 for non-Hispanic white households, according to WalletHub's report on 2022's States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity: $12,780
Median household wealth of Hispanic Americans: $19,990
Ranks of the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Connecticut on the list of states with the biggest wealth gaps: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ranks of West Virginia, Hawaii, Montana, Florida and Alaska on the list of states with the smallest wealth gaps: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Source: WalletHub.
Percentage of Americans who believe the financial challenges, such as rising tuition costs, that come with earning a college degree make it inaccessible, according to a survey from BestColleges.com: 62
Percentage who agree that the costs that come with earning a college degree are worth the potential benefits of becoming a graduate: 40
Percentage who disagree that the costs are worth it: 28
Source: BestColleges.
Percentage of small-business employers in the U.S. that still can't find the right workers to fill open jobs, according to a survey by Alignable: 60
Percentage of small businesses in the assisted living/senior care sector that report they are short-staffed and can't find enough help: 92
Percentage of small businesses in the restaurant sector that said the same: 66
Source: Alignable.
Idle Thought
"I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing." -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, sports legend