Percentage of office workers who say they regularly work from a flexible/shared workspace, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Fusion Connect: 20
Percentage who regularly work from a coffee shop: 16
Source: Fusion Connect.
Percentage of homeowners who can't park in their garage because of how cluttered and disorganized it is, according to a survey by Garage Living: 20
According to findings of a Wall Street Journal survey done in 2016, percentage of homeowners who are satisfied with their garage and wouldn't want to improve it: 11
Source: Garage Living.
Despite Americans' worries about health care and long-term care costs in retirement, percentage who want to live for a century, but only if they're living well, according to an Edward Jones and Age Wave study: 69
Of those Americans who want to live to 100, percentage who indicated that they hope to live longer because they want to spend more years with family and friends: 35
Source: Edward Jones and Age Wave.
Percentage of Americans who say that they are at least somewhat concerned about the safety and privacy of the personal data that they provide on the internet, according to an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Google: 84
Percentage of Americans who routinely check the security settings of their online accounts: 63
Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.
Percentage of people who feel that they currently don't get holistic financial advice, according to WalletHub's 2022 financial health survey: 62
Number of times more likely young people are than those over 59 to say a complete look at their financial health would be very helpful: 3
Percentage of respondents who think a credit score alone is not sufficient for managing their finances: 55
Source: WalletHub.
Percentage of students who are concerned about the economy, according to CreditCards.com: 93
Ranks of not finding a job and being followed by student loan debt on the list of post-graduation fears among students: 1, 2
Percentage of students who think that a college education is less important due to the COVID-19 pandemic: 20
Percentage who say their school is not doing enough to educate them about personal finance: 52
Source: CreditCards.com.
Percentage of business leaders who agree that data and analytics enable them to make decisions faster, according to a survey by Alteryx Inc.: 78
Percentage of C-suite leaders who fear they are falling behind the competition as their data strategy stagnates: 48
Percentage of C-suite executives who say they have driven business-changing outcomes through self-service analytics, while only 12% of non-leadership workers reported having the same opportunity: 58
Source: Alteryx Inc.
Percentage of Americans who report that they have not talked with their loved ones about how they would like to spend their final years, according to research from Home Instead Inc. and the Marist College Poll: 45
Percentage of all adults who report the coronavirus pandemic has made them more likely to talk about end-of-life plans: 48
Source: Home Instead Senior Care.
Percentage of parents who underestimate the risks of spring sunshine and do not protect their children correctly, according to a study carried out by parent magazine Kinderzeit.org: 91
Percentage who overestimate the length of time their child can spend in the sun safely: 80
Percentage who say that they tend to forget to apply sunscreen on their children during the first days of spring: 91
Source: Kinderzeit.org.
Percentage of U.S. business owners who have increased their business insurance policy limits to account for inflation, according to a study by Selective Insurance: 43
Percentage of business owners who do not fully understand the scope of their insurance coverage: 38
Percentage of business owners who have not purchased insurance for their business: 22
Source: Selective Insurance Group Inc.
Idle Thought
"The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them." -- Chinua Achebe, writer and professor (1930-2013)