Figuratively Speaking
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Figuratively Speaking is a statistics column intended to educate and amuse readers with its take on prevailing conventional wisdom. The column shows the vagaries of a life in business, though it offers informational figures about all aspects of society. It is attuned to the twist or the sarcastic, but the chief aim of Figuratively Speaking is to capture changing trends, including the differences between the sexes, the changing workplace, brick and mortar versus high-tech, wages, costs and everything in between.
Formerly self-syndicated, Figuratively Speaking appears in top publications including The Detroit Free Press, the Star-Tribune in Minneapolis, the San Jose Mercury News, The (Portland) Oregonian, The Indianapolis Star, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, the Honolulu Advertiser and many others. Canadian clients include: The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, and The (Montreal) Gazette.
A fascinating, flexible and thoroughly sourced column, Figuratively Speaking will entertain and enlighten readers.
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Number of Americans who claim Irish ancestry (7 times Ireland’s population), according to research by WalletHub: 32.1 million
Percentage of Americans who plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in 2020: 57
Percentage of celebrants who plan to wear green: 79
Market value of a leprechaun’s pot of gold (1,000 1 oz. gold coins): $1.6 million
Source: WalletHub.
Percentage of U.S. adults who currently own unredeemed gift cards or store credits, including airline redemption vouchers, according to a new Bankrate.com survey released today: 50
Among those, amount the average adult has in unused cards/credits: $167
Collectively, amount that represents in untouched money: $21 billion
Source: Bankrate.com.
While spring break is one of the most popular travel times of the year, percentage of Gen Z (those born between 1995 and 2015) who are skeptical about traveling due to the spread of COVID-19, according to the results of a survey by EduBirdie: 76
Percentage who said they are considering canceling existing travel plans: 23
Percentage of respondents who said they prefer beach destinations over a colder ski vacation: 49
Source: EduBirdie.
Percentage of single parents who reported that they are hesitant to get back into the dating game because they are nervous about how their kids will feel/react, according to a survey by Dating.com: 76
Percentage who said that they weren’t sure how to approach dating because it had been so long since they have been intimate with another person: 24
Source: Dating.com Group.
Percentage of co-working employees who prefer to work in their co-working space, according to a survey from Clutch: 33
Percentage who would prefer to work remotely: 39
Percentage who would rather work in a traditional office space: 28
Source: Clutch.
Percentage of people who report being in a political discussion where they were either the recipient or the initiator of verbal attacks, insults or name-calling — up from 41% who said the same thing in 2016, according to a survey by VitalSmarts: 55
Back in 2016, percentage who said they’d had a political discussion that hurt a relationship: 42
Now, percentage who say a political discussion has hurt a relationship: 71
Percentage who add the relationship has never fully recovered: 23
Source: VitalSmarts.
Percentage of professionals who said their company organizes activities to celebrate sporting events like March Madness, according to research by Robert Half: 75
Of those, percentage who feel these festivities improve their on-the-job morale: 78
Ranks of friendly competitions, themed breaks or potlucks, and wearing team apparel on the list of the most impactful activities among workers who reported a boost in spirits: 1, 2, 3
Source: Robert Half.
Percentage of employees who admit they put their phone on silent mode at various times throughout the workday just to minimize the interruptions, according to a survey by TRUCE Software: 89
Percentage who admit they have some level of automated alerts set up on their phones, sending them alerts throughout the day — many of which are non-work-related: 80
Source: TRUCE Software.
Percentage of all kids who are wearing shoes that are too small, putting them at risk of foot deformity, according to a BlitzResults survey: 67
Of these, percentage who are wearing one size too small (with 19% wearing two sizes too small): 48
Percentage who are wearing the correct size: 33
Source: BlitzResults.com.
Percentage of patients who would not recommend a surgeon who left unsightly scars, according to a nationwide survey by BandGrip: 67
Percentage who would recommend a surgeon who left cosmetically pleasing scars: 98
Percentage who rated the quality of the surgeon as high-quality based on the look of the scar: 65
Source: BandGrip.
Idle Thought
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” — Epictetus
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