• When married women earn 60% or more of their family’s income, they are 38% more likely than average to get divorced. (Jay Teachman, study author, Western Washington University; phone: 360-650-7214)
• More than nine in 10 companies with internship programs (92%) plan to hire interns during the coming year, and 83% say that the primary purpose of the program is to feed their full-time hiring programs. (National Association of Colleges and Employers; phone: 800-544-5272)
• More than half of women who have been on vacation (56%) do not feel rejuvenated after the break, and 46% feel sluggish while on or after returning from a vacation. (Kellogg’s; phone: 269-961-3799)
• Nearly a third of workers (31%) believe they could do their boss’s job better than he or she does it, and 60% do not believe their boss could do their job as well as they do. (CareerBuilder; phone: 773-527-2437)
• A quarter of cell phone owners (25%) will access a mobile website in the coming year; most commonly, they will visit weather sites (69%), mobile search sites (60%), and social networking sites (50%). (Mobile Marketing Association; phone: 408-242-5733)
• Nearly 50% of Americans would skip work to watch their team in a big college football game, and 17% would skip a family wedding to do the same. [Sports] (Dave & Buster’s; phone: 214-357-9588)
• Most 63% Chicago parents say their greatest concern is saving money at mealtime, 58% fret about finding healthy meal options while sticking to a budget; and 46% want ways to make meal preparation easier. (Jewel-Osco; phone: 630-948-6211)
• Patients considering a cosmetic body sculpting treatment — such as liposuction or Zeltiq — are more concerned about results (48%) than cost (21%), safety (11%), length of recovery (10%), or surgery (10%). (The Patient’s Guide; phone: 949-756-2400)
• Nearly a third of smartphone owners (31%) would like a personal health app for their phone that allows them to track their physical condition, and 40% would be willing to pay to have that information sent directly to their doctor. (PricewaterhouseCoopers; phone: 617-530-4185)
• More than one in five tailgaters (22%) consider themselves “gourmet grillers;” they spend an average of $1,001 per year on tailgate parties, hosting an average of 20 people per party. (Weber-Stephen, phone: 224-836-2724)
• Nearly eight in 10 people (78%) would use a coupon when taking a first date to a theater, and 71% would do so when taking a first date to a restaurant. (RedPlum/Valassis; phone: 734-591-7375)
• A slight majority of workers (53%) would stay in their current job, even if offered a better job elsewhere, and 80% expect to still be working at their current place of employment in a year. (GfK Custom Research; phone: 212-240-5300)
• Philadelphia residents dine out an average of 2.5 times per week; 41% make restaurant reservations online and 86% visit a restaurant’s website before dining there. (Zagat; phone: 212-404-6416)
• One in five Americans (20.6%) smoked in 2009, a proportion essentially unchanged since 2006; in addition, 40% of adults and 54% of children aged 3-11 were exposed to secondhand smoke in 2009. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; phone: 800-232-4636)
• Nearly a third of children aged 8-18 (31%) want to get more involved in musical activities as the result of music related TV shows such as Glee or Camp Rock 2; 16% would like to learn an instrument, 14% want to try out for a school play, and 12% would like to take singing lessons. (National Association of Music Merchants; phone: 760-438-8007, x102)
• One in 10 American travelers (10%) have taken a taxicab in Mexico, 6% in the UK, 3% in France, 3% in Canada, and 2% in Jamaica. (Hotels.com; phone: 214-361-7311)
• Two thirds of travelers (66%) have been hit with unexpected fees when checking in for a flight at the airport; they most commonly find baggage fees “very annoying” (cited by 91%). (Consumer Travel Alliance; phone: 202-713-9596)
• One in six Twitter users (16%) first used the social media site by accessing it from their mobile phone as of September 2010, up from 5% in April 2010. (Twitter; phone: 866-924-2008)
• More than eight in 10 parents (83%) buy their child new shirts and tops for back-to-school, 80% buy jeans, and 73% buy socks. (Cotton Incorporated; phone: 212-413-8340)
• Nearly a quarter of drivers in the market for a new car who currently own an Acura (23%) or a Lincoln (23%) are considering their brand’s non-luxury parent (Honda and Ford, respectively). (Kelley Blue Book; phone: 949-268-3049)
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