Number of Americans who say their finances have reached "horror show" status, including 34% of millennials and 16% of baby boomers, according to a survey by WalletHub: 78 million

Number who are fearful of a recession: 177 million

Percentage who agree that politicians prey on people's financial fears: 90

Source: WalletHub.

Percentage of professionals who admitted they go to work sick at least sometimes, according to an Accountemps survey: 90

Of those, percentage who always show up while ill: 33

Percentage of those who report to the office with cold or flu symptoms who said they have too much work to do: 54

Percentage who don't want to use a sick day: 40

Source: Accountemps/Robert Half Management Resources.

Percentage of Americans who say they think about their physical well-being often or very often, compared to 57% who say the same about their mental health, according to a survey from Ipsos Public Affairs: 76

Percentage who believe that mental health is as important as physical health: 88

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Cost of the average out-of-network ATM withdrawal, up 33% over the last decade, according to the latest Bankrate.com study: $4.72

Current average overdraft fee, just shy of the record of $33.38, set in 2017: $33.36

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of time employees spend in inefficient meetings and dealing with email, according to a survey by Double Gemini: 50

Source: Double Gemini.

Percentage of Americans who prefer their coffee with add-ins instead of drinking it black, according to a survey from Reddi-wip: 79

Percentage who find making coffee therapeutic: 73

Source: Conagra Brands.

Percentage of singles who have admitted to ghosting someone they were casually dating (the term referring to ending a relationship or potential interest by stopping all communication with the person), according to a survey by Dating.com: 75

Percentage of singles who have reported being a victim of ghosting: 92

Source: Dating.com.

Percentage of Americans who have a favorite room in their home who say it's where they go to unwind and de-stress by themselves, according to a survey from Ally Home: 74

Percentage who say it is where they can put all their favorite things: 35

Source: Ally Financial.

When asked which trade-offs they are willing to make to pay for one season of college football activities/items, percentage of fans who would cut back on eating out once a week, according to a SunTrust survey: 48

Estimated amount the average fan will spend on tickets during the season: $411

Amount spent on parking during the season: $383

Amount spent on hotels during the season: $3,020

Source: SunTrust Banks Inc.

Date that President Gerald R. Ford signed a law that returned the annual observance of Veterans Day, a day to honor all veterans of all wars, to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978: Sept. 20, 1975

Source: Military.com.

Idle Thought

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." -- Immanuel Kant

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Percentage of cohabitants who agreed that they themselves are more likely to have a good day when the person with insomnia or sleeping difficulties in the home has a good night's sleep, according to Eisai Inc.'s "How America Sleeps and Wakes" survey: 85

When their partner or relative does not have a good night's sleep, percentage of cohabitants who reported feeling tired or fatigued themselves: 26

Source: Eisai Inc.

Percentage of Americans who are paying interest rates on their credit cards greater than 15%, according to a Northwestern Mutual report: 31

Percentage who say they "always" pay only the minimum required payment, covering just the interest without paying down any principal: 12

Percentage who don't know what their interest rate is: 19

Source: Northwestern Mutual.

Percentage of U.S. adults who participate in airline and hotel rewards programs who have let their points or miles expire at some point, according to a Bankrate.com report: 46

Among those who collect credit card rewards, percentage who have allowed those to expire: 29

Source: Bankrate.com.

Percentage of people across 29 countries who believe eating well is more important than being thin, according to a Global Advisor survey by Ipsos: 62

Percentage who believe that most diet plans ultimately fail -- with Canada, Germany, Russia and Australia most skeptical: 61

Percentage of respondents who said they exercise so they don't have to watch what they eat: 45

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Ranks of freshness, caffeine and taste profile on the list of taste preferences prized by coffee lovers, according to a survey by Peets Coffee in collaboration with OnePoll: 1, 2, 3

Ranks of Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ethiopia and Guatemala on the list of coffee-growing regions that topped Americans' list: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Percentage of respondents who self-identified as coffee connoisseurs who spend time researching if the beans they purchase are grown and sourced ethically: 83

Source: Peet's Coffee.

Percentage of workers who participated in team sports at some point in their life who say their work team constantly learns and strives to get better, as compared to 50 percent of employees who didn't play team sports, according to research from Eagle Hill Consulting: 73

Percentage who said their work team enthusiastically responds to change, as compared to 35 percent of employees who didn't play team sports: 56

Percentage who say their work team capitalizes on individual strengths, as compared to 48 percent of employees who didn't play team sports: 69

Source: Eagle Hill Consulting.

Percentage of homebuyers with children who had to postpone their home-buying process because of child-care expenses, according to research from the National Association of Realtors: 26

Percentage who said they compromised on the condition of the home: 31

Percentage who said they compromised on the size of the home: 31

Percentage who reported to have compromised on the price of the home: 24

Source: National Association of Realtors.

Percentage of global enterprises and mid-sized companies that are shifting permanent roles to contingent positions this year to remain agile, according to a report released by Randstad Sourceright: 25

Percentage of working professionals who indicate that they are more open to nontraditional work arrangements than they had been in the past: 55

Percentage of mid-sized companies that said the use of freelance workers and gig workers has at least the same if not more impact on their talent strategies: 79

Source: Randstad.

Percentage of lawyers who said that their hiring decisions are influenced more by job candidates' technical abilities than their soft skills, according to a survey by Robert Half Legal: 62

Percentage of respondents who cited cybersecurity as the top area of technology in which lawyers are expected to be competent: 48

Percentage who cited data analytics: 43

Source: Robert Half Legal.

Idle Thought

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." -- Friedrich Nietzsche

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Percentage of people in a relationship who say their partner is financially irresponsible, according to a survey from Policygenius: 22

Times more likely these people are to break up with a partner over money issues than people who say their partner is good with money: 10

Percentage of couples who are tackling finances together -- keeping and managing joint finances: 78

Source: Policygenius.

Percentage of Americans who have no retirement savings at all, according to findings of a Northwestern Mutual study: 15

Percentage of Americans who don't know how much they'll need to retire comfortably: 56

On average, the percentage chance that people believe they have to outlive their savings: 45

Source: Northwestern Mutual.

Percentage of all employees who said their biggest distraction is a co-worker talking loudly on the phone, according to a survey by Poly: 76

Percentage who are frustrated, at least occasionally, due to distractions during a phone or video call: 93

Percentage of Gen Z respondents who spend at least half their day on a telephone, video or multi-party call, while only 7 percent of baby boomers do the same: 20

Source: Poly.

Percentage of managers who would consider a long period of consistent work as comparable to full time when evaluating applicants, according to an industry-wide survey by Accountemps: 71

Source: Accountemps.

Percentage of Americans who have argued about the need to declutter and get rid of things, according to the results of a survey by TaskRabbit, conducted in partnership with Wakefield Research: 41

Rank of cleaning the bathroom on the list of the most despised of all chores: 1

When it comes to tackling life's more mundane tasks, percentage who believe that they're more likely to complete a marathon than to successfully assemble a piece of furniture by themselves: 27

Source: TaskRabbit.

Percentage of consumers who will contact a company to give it the chance to resolve an issue, according to a study conducted by Oracle in partnership with Jeanne Bliss: 35

When asked to equate contacting customer service to another experience, percentage of consumers who said it was like going to the dentist: 18

Percentage who said it was like stubbing your toe: 13

Source: Oracle.

Ranks of investment properties (39%), vacation homes (36%) and rental properties (26%) on the list of the most popular reasons for buying additional homes, according to Lending Tree's latest survey: 1, 2, 3

Source: Lending Tree.

Percentage of Americans with good credit (credit score of 660-plus) who believe taking on debt purposefully can help them accomplish their goals, according to a survey by LightStream, a division of SunTrust Bank: 79

Percentage who are currently carrying debt that is not associated with auto, mortgage, business or student loans, averaging $19,833: 28

Ranks of orthodontics/elective medical procedures/fertility treatments, care for aging family members, a wedding or a divorce, on the list of common reasons to take on debt: 1, 2, 3, 4

Source: SunTrust Bank Inc.

Percentage of renters who said they will avoid or put off conversations with apartment managers about a variety of issues and will try to fix the problem themselves before calling management, according to a survey by ButterflyMX and Entrata: 100

Percentage who said they wouldn't report the problem at all: 28

Percentage who said they'd eventually report it, but delay it for a week or more: 21

Source: ButterflyMX.

Idle Thought

"A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." -- John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist

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