A Few Bits From the Data Banks…Factoids

• Number of proposals in the 2019 premier of Canada’s budget that are for making alcohol cheaper: 3

• The number of times “beer,” “wine” or alcohol is mentioned: 17

• Rank of Canada among countries resettling the most refugees: 1

• Minimum number of years the U.S. previously held the distinction: 59

• Percentage of U.S. workers over 50 who lose long-time jobs before they are ready to retire: 56

• Percentage of those workers who never recover their earning power: 90

• Percentage change since 1981 in the number if anti-trust investigations undertaken by the justice department: -33

• Estimated amount U.S. book publishers lose to piracy annually: $315,000,000.

• Percentage of people who download pirated e-books who have incomes of $100,000 or more: 29

• Amount the Florida DMV made selling personal data in 2019: $77,865,737.

• Number of months Japanese men are guaranteed paid paternity leave: 12

• Percentage who take all 12 months: 0.1

• Number of Americans who avoid drinking tap water at home because of safety concerns: 1 in 3

• Percent of bottled water sold in the U.S. that is filtered tap water: 64

• Estimated amount Americans spent on bottled water last year: $31,000,000,000.

• Factor by which a public restroom floor has more bacteria than a toilet seat: 40,000

• Factor by which a kitchen sponge has more bacteria than a toilet seat: 17,700,000,000.

• Rank of kitchen cleaning among American’s least favorite chores: #1

• Percentage decline in annual visitors to major Civil War battlefields since 1970: -42

• Percentage change in women’s math test scores in a room that is between 80 and 90 degrees F rather than 60 degrees and 70 degrees F: +27

• The difference in men’s math test scores: -7