Percentage of Americans who said they would make resolutions for 2023, according to an Ipsos poll: 70

Percentage who said they were hopeful to leave 2022 behind, saying that it was a bad year for their family: 50

Percentage who said it was a bad year for the United States: 80

Source: Ipsos.

Percentage of Americans who consume alcohol who said they could be motivated to participate in "Dry January" in 2023, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Go Brewing: 79

Ranks of a desire to be healthier, losing weight and the ability to focus better on personal or work goals on the list of motivators for staying sober in January: 1, 2, 3

Source: Go Brewing.

Percentage of workers with a good work-life balance who are willing to go above and beyond for their employer, according to a survey by Qualtrics: 63

Percentage of workers with a poor work-life balance who are willing to go above and beyond for their employer: 29

Source: Qualtrics.

Average number of minutes that kids ages 4 to 18 spend per day watching TikTok videos, according to data from parental control software maker Qustodio: 91

Percentage of kids ages 4 to 18 who say they use TikTok for educational purposes: 25

Among those who claim to use the platform for educational purposes, percentage who say it helped them do their homework: 69

Source: Qustodio.

Percentage of commercial time for the 2023 Super Bowl that is already sold, according to a survey by The Marketing Arm: 95

Average price for a 30-second commercial spot: $7 million

Source: The Marketing Arm.

Percentage of currently enrolled undergraduate students with federal and/or private loans who have considered dropping out of school due to the financial burden of college, according to a survey from BestColleges.com: 44

Percentage of student borrowers who say they have had to make sacrifices in life to lessen the financial burden of college: 66

Percentage who chose to take some online courses so they could more easily work: 34

Source: BestColleges.

Increase in credit card debt during 2021, according to WalletHub: $86 billion

Projected credit card debt increase for 2022: $110 billion

Source: WalletHub.

Among Americans with pets who are planning to buy a home within the next year, percentage who consider their pets' needs just as important, if not more so, than their own needs or those of their family, according to a survey conducted by Realtor.com: 82

Percentage of prospective buyers with pets who admit that they would forgo buying their dream home if it didn't accommodate their pets: 72

Source: Realtor.com.

Amoung people with trouble sleeping who are currently taking or have taken a prescription sleep medication, percentage who believe there is stigma with having insomnia, according to a survey by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals: 45

Percentage who believe there is a stigma with treating insomia: 46

Source: Idorsia Pharmaceuticals U.S.

Ranks of interior painting, carpet cleaning and landscaping on the most commonly completed tasks performed by sellers before listing their home for sale, according to research commissioned by Zillow: 1, 2, 3

Percentage of home sellers who believe the improvement projects they completed to prepare their home for sale helped their home to sell: 74

Source: Zillow.

Idle Thought

"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewehere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." -- Bill Watterson, comic strip artist

Percentage of small businesses in the U.S. that say the holiday season is important for their overall profit, up from 70% that said the same last year, according to the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce: 79

Percentage that say inflation is the biggest challenge for a small business: 53

Percentage of small businesses that say they raised prices in response to inflation this holiday season: 69

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Percentage of Americans who say they feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features, according to a survey by Policygenius: 76

Percentage who say they feel less safe knowing others on the road have cars with self-driving features: 73

Percentage who think insurance should cost more for cars with self-driving features: 62

Source: Policygenius.

Percentage of Americans who want to save more money in 2023, according to a survey by NCSolutions: 61

Percentage who said they want to exercise more: 49

Percentage who say they want to eat healthier: 48

Source: NCSolutions.

Ranks of New York, Orlando and Las Vegas on the list of the best cities for New Year's celebrations: 1, 2, 3

Ranks of Durham, North Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina, on the list of cities with the lowest average ticket price for a New Year's Eve party: 1, 2

Ranks of New Orleans, Miami, New York and Cleveland on the list of cities with the most expensive average ticket price for a New Year's Eve party: 1 (tie)

Source: WalletHub.

Average amount that consumers are expected to have spent during the November-December 2022 holiday season, for a total of at least $942.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation's annual forecast: $833

Based on the average 2.22% transaction fee rate for Visa and Mastercard, amount that the average family will pay in swipe fees on holiday spending: $18.50

Amount that would add up to nationwide if all purchases were made with credit cards: $20.9 billion

Source: Merchants Payments Coalition.

Rank of Generation Z (age 18 to 25) as the most likely to have built savings during the pandemic, according to a survey by Northwestern Mutual: 1

Age at which members of Generation Z expect to retire, the youngest of any of the comparative generations -- millennials, Gen X and baby boomers: 59

Source: Northwestern Mutual.

Percentage of senior business decision-makers who expect supply chain issues will last until the end of summer 2023, according to SAP SE: 33

Percentage of those leaders who say the primary reason for those issues persisting is political unrest: 58

Source: SAP SE.

Percentage more often that backyards are mentioned in for-sale listings compared to last year, according to a survey by Zillow: 22

Percentage more often that patios were mentioned: 13

Percentage more often that pools were mentioned: 11

Source: Zillow.

Ranks of protection of user privacy, protection of users' personal data, and the establishment of standards detailing how internet companies collect and make use of user data on the suggested list of the most effective policies to improve trust in the internet, according to research by Ipsos: 1 (tie), 3

Source: Ipsos Public Affairs.

Percentage of global consumer spending accounted for by the age 50-plus population ($35 trillion), according to the American Association of Retired Persons: 50

Percentage this expected to increase to by 2050: 60

Percentage of the total global spend on health accounted for by the 50-plus population: 60

Percentage of the total global spend on professional and financial services: 52

Percentage of the total global spend on food and beverage: 49

Source: AARP.

Idle Thought

"The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere." -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writer (1906-2001)

Percentage of Americans who plan to spend a quieter evening at home this New Year's, which is on par with years past, according to a survey from Omaha Steaks: 54

Source: Omaha Steaks.

Percentage of people who say they were upset when they found out that Santa wasn't real, according to a survey by Wriggly Toes: 30

Percentage who said they played along with the Santa shtick for a time, even after the finding out the "truth": 65

Source: Wriggly Toes.

Amount extra that inflation is costing the average American per month, according to an estimate from Moody's Analytics: $433

Ranks of eggs, flour and prepared mixes, turkey, dairy and related products, bakery products, sugar and sweets, and poultry on the list of the most inflated-cost items in the holiday food category, according to Bankrate.com: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Source: Bankrate.com.

Ranks of remote work; diversity, equity and inclusion; and employee health and well-being on the list of areas where tech leaders say they are doubling down on investment, according to an Ernst & Young LLP poll: 1, 2, 3

Ranks of data and analytics; machine learning/artificial intelligence; and 5G on the list of the most commonly reported technologies that leaders in the tech industry say they are implementing to ensure more efficient operations amid the threat of a recession: 1, 2, 3

Source: Ernst & Young LLP.

Average cost of a data breach in 2022, according to research by WalletHub: $9.44 million

Number of days it takes to contain: 277

Ranks of the District of Columbia, Delaware, Louisiana, Rhode Island and Colorado on the list of states most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: WalletHub.

Percentage of adults who are less worried this holiday season about spreading COVID-19 at a holiday gathering (down from 35% in 2021), according to a survey by the American Psychiatric Association: 25

Percentage who are also less worried about spending time with family members who may have different views about COVID-19 (down from 30% in 2021): 18

Percentage of respondents who say they are most looking forward to seeing family and friends this holiday season: 47

Percentage who said they were most looking forward to eating good food: 21

Source: American Psychiatric Association.

Percentage of millennials (those between the ages of 23 and 38) who report overspending during the holidays, according to research by GoBankingRates.com: 86

Of that group, percentage who said they went over their desired threshold by $500 or more: 21

Percentage of respondents who said electronics were the big-ticket item that pushed their pocketbook: 69

Source: GoBankingRates.com.

Percentage increase in holiday travel in 2022 compared to 2021, according to Allianz Partners USA: 17

Ranks of New York City, Seattle, Orlando, Phoenix and Los Angeles on the list of Americans' favored domestic holiday destinations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ranks of Cancun, Mexico; San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Oranjestad, Aruba, on the list of America's favored international holiday destinations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Source: Allianz Partners.

Percentage of investors who are not retired who say they are terrified about their long-term and post-retirement financial futures, according to the Nationwide Retirement Institute: 51

Percentage who are checking their retirement account balances more than three times a week in today's volatile market: 43

Source: Nationwide.

Idle Thought

"People change and forget to tell each other." -- Lillian Hellman, playwright (1905-1984)