Numerology

November 19, 2014  by in Economic News, Industry   

90% — American adults have a cell phone

58% — American adults have a smartphone

Pew Research

 

45 — Number of times a day millennials check their smartphones

MarketingLand.com

 

74% — Online adults using social networking sites

Pew Research

78.8 years
Life expectancy in the U.S.
81.2 for women; 76.4 for men
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Small businesses created 63% of the new jobs between mid-2009 and the beginning of this year

U.S. Small Business Administration

 

28% of the U.S. population lives alone

Euromonitor International

 

6,500 — Number of languages in the world

Infoplease

 

1.2 Billion — Number of people who speak Mandarin Chinese, the world’s most popular language

Infoplease

 

7 years — Length of autumn on Saturn        

NASA

 

$3,800 — average American family savings account balance

Federal Reserve

 

40% — Americans NOT saving for retirement

 

42% — Smartphone users who have redeemed a mobile coupon

Nielsen Co.