Percentage of Americans who use the same password for "most" or "all" of their accounts, according to Data from YouGov Omnibus: 27

Percentage who say that their email and/or social media account was hacked at least once: 36

Percentage of Americans who believe their online logins are safe: 60

Source: YouGov.

Percentage of Americans who are likely to share marital/relationship issues with others, according to a Lending Club survey: 44

Percentage who are likely to share credit card debt issues with others: 23

Percentage of Americans with credit cards who have some degree of revolving credit card debt: 60

Of those people, approximate percentage who are less likely today to discuss their debt with people they know compared to a few years ago: 35

Source: Lending Club.

Percentage of the top 10 most researched branded laser and energy treatments in 2017 that involved fat reduction, surpassing popular categories like injectable fillers and toxins, according to the RealSelf U.S. Laser and Energy Report: 33

Source: RealSelf.

Percentage of Americans who agree that "if a product is not easy/convenient for me to recycle, I probably would not recycle it," according to a survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries: 66

Percentage who would like to see manufacturers and/or retailers display a "recycling guide" label on products (similar to the energy guide label on appliances) that would detail the parts and percentage of the product that could be recycled and how: 81

Source: The Harris Poll.

Percentage of U.S. adults who are buying groceries online every week, according to a CreditCards.com report: 26.1

Over the past year, percentage of Americans who have bought clothing and other household items online: 82

Percentage of online shoppers who typically pay with credit, versus 32 percent who pay with a debit card: 62

Source: CreditCards.com.

Average amount consumers say they will spend during the holiday season this year, up 4.1 percent from the $967.13 they said they would spend last year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics: $1,007.34

Estimated holiday retail sales in November and December (up between 4.3 percent and 4.8 percent over 2017): $717.45 billion to $720.89 billion.

Source: NRF.

Percentage of professionals who say they work while on vacation because they enjoy it, according to a Korn Ferry survey: 33

Percentage of professionals who say they have cut short vacations due to occupational demands and pressure to perform at work: 63

Percentage who said they would prefer a higher salary to more vacation days: 73

Source: Korn/Ferry International.

Percentage of workers who thought a program to help in calculating how much to save for a secure retirement would be beneficial, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute report: 75

Percentage of workers who need help calculating anticipated spending each month in retirement: 72

Percentage who need help planning for health care expenses in retirement: 72

Source: EBRI.

Percentage of vehicle owners and lessees who believe car owners should have full access to and control of their vehicle's data, including maintenance and repair information, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Auto Care Association: 86

Percentage of consumers who believe a vehicle's owner should decide who has access to this data: 88

Source: Auto Care Association.

Date that Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day," commemorating the first anniversary of the end of World War I, according to History.com: Nov. 11, 1919

Year that Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance: 1926

Year that President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day: 1954

Estimated number of living veterans in the United States who served during at least one war: 16.1 million

Source: History.com.

Idle Thought

"Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back." -- Gore Vidal, writer (1925-2012)

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Percentage of HR managers who have seen someone at their company moved down a rung on the career ladder, according to research from OfficeTeam: 46

Ranks of "poor performance" (39 percent) and "not succeeding in a new job after being promoted" (38 percent) on the list of the most common reasons for the demotion: 1, 2

Percentage of demoted employees who quit: 52

Source: OfficeTeam.

Percentage of professionals who admit they will only give positive references and not share unfavorable thoughts, according to a new survey of professionals by Korn Ferry: 25

Percentage who indicate that offering only glowing feedback about a person during a reference call could hurt their own career if the person did not perform well once hired: 86

Percentage of respondents who believe it's more appropriate to give a bad reference for a job candidate than it was five years ago: 54

Source: Korn Ferry International.

Percentage of executive-level respondents to a Deloitte poll who say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the past year, with more than 1,500 surveyed professionals feeling only "somewhat confident" in their organization's ability to respond to and remediate a cyber incident: 46

Projected annual cost of cybercrime: $6 trillion

Source: Deloitte Public Relations.

Percentage of rewards-card holders who are paying their bills in full every month, according to CreditCards.com: 41

Source: CreditCards.com.

Percentage of Americans who are limiting their spending, according to a study by Bankrate: 66

Ranks of the need to save more money (36 percent), stagnant income (24 percent) and too much debt (17 percent) on the list of reasons Americans are limiting their spending: 1, 2, 3

Source: Bankrate.com.

Combined percentage of online grocery sales accounted for by Amazon and Walmart, currently the key participants in the market, according to research by Packaged Facts: 28

Source: Packaged Facts.

Percentage of men and women globally who say most advertising does not reflect the world around them, according to a survey by Ipsos conducted in partnership with the Female Quotient for the Unstereotype Alliance: 72

Percentage who don't see themselves represented in most advertising: 63

Percentage of consumers who still see sexist ads that offend them: 45

Source: Ipsos Connect.

In 2017, number of patients who were treated for Halloween-related injuries in emergency medical departments, doctors' offices and clinics, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission): 16,706

Number of patients treated for pumpkin-carving injuries alone: 3,158

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Percentage of U.S. adults who said they shop at various types of discount retailers, according to the latest issue of the quarterly Consumer View report released by the National Retail Federation: 89

Ranks of clothing, groceries, and home decor and furnishings on the list of products shoppers are most likely to purchase at bargain retailers: 1, 2, 3

Source: NRF.

Percentage of Americans who would rather use a set amount of money to upgrade their home to meet their needs than use it as a down payment on a new home, according to a Zillow housing report: 76

Percentage who say they love their homes: 83

Percentage of homeowners who don't have any plans to sell their homes: 63

Source: Zillow.

Idle Thought

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm, but the harm does not interest them." -- T.S. Eliot, poet

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

Rank of "a unique, one-of-a-kind costume" on the list of the most popular costume styles among respondents who plan to dress up this Halloween, according to the Goodwill National Halloween Poll: 25

Ranks of funny (19 percent), scary or gory (17 percent), cute (15 percent) and sexy (14 percent) on the list: 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: Goodwill Industries International.

Percentage of younger millennials (ages 18 to 27) who are stressed about money matters, according to a Bankrate.com report: 36

Ranks of relationship issues with family, romantic partners and/or friends on their list of stresses: 2, 3, 4

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of IT managers who said adequate technical skills are the most difficult thing to evaluate during a job interview, according to research from Robert Half Technology: 39

Ranks of corporate culture and soft skills on the list of the most difficult things to evaluate during a job interview: 2, 3

Source: Robert Half Technology.

Percentage of blue-collar workers who somewhat or strongly agree that "unions help the working man and woman," according to a study conducted by the Harris Poll and commissioned by Express Employment Professionals: 73

Percentage who are members of a labor union: 13

Percentage of blue-collar workers who are optimistic about the future, with more than one-third (34 percent) saying they are "very optimistic": 80

Percentage who also agree that "the harder you work, the more successful you will be": 80

Source: The Harris Poll.

Percentage of men and women who agree that washing their hands after using the toilet is important, according to an Ipsos poll: 98

Percentage of women who say that changing their undergarments every day is crucial behavior: 88

Percentage of men who say the same: 78

Number of times per week the average American will shower: 6.4

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Projected total spending for Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation: $9 billion

Number of Americans planning to partake in Halloween festivities this year: 175 million

According to the survey, amount consumers plan to spend on costumes (purchased by 68 percent of Halloween shoppers): $3.2 billion

Percentage of pet lovers who will dress their animal in a pumpkin costume: 11

Percentage who will dress their cat or dog as a hot dog: 7

Source: NRF.

Percentage of adults who are planning a trip away from home this winter, according to a WalletHub survey: 64

Of those people who don't plan to travel this winter, percentage who say they don't feel like it: 24

Percentage who say they can't afford to travel or need to save money instead: 60

Source: WalletHub.

Percentage of HR professionals who say gig workers do a higher caliber of work on their projects than less specialized full-time employees, according to a Korn/Ferry survey: 48

Percentage who say hiring gig professionals actually saves them money: 46

Percentage who say these contingent employees are easier to manage than full-time employees: 42

Source: Korn/Ferry International.

Percentage of retailers who feel optimistic that they will outperform their 2017 holiday season sales this year, according to the 2018 Holiday Insights Guide by RetailMeNot: 60

Percentage who are feeling more pressure to compete with Amazon during the holiday season than at other times of the year: 86

Source: RetailMeNot.com.

Percentage of first responders who feel that there would be repercussions on the job for seeking professional counseling, according to a University of Phoenix survey: 47

Among those who feel this way, percentage who believed they would receive different treatment from co-workers: 53

Source: University of Phoenix.

Idle Thought:

"To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life." -- Samuel Johnson, lexicographer

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