Married Americans are 65% more romantic on vacation, according to new research. A survey examining the romantic rituals of 2,000 married Americans found that 82% believe going on a romantic vacation with their partner can re-ignite the spark.’ And another 56% claimed a trip with their significant other rekindled their relationship. “Vacation provides the perfect … Read more
This topic is red hot. Shopping online is always something of a gamble, but there’s one controversial detail that can turn the perfect piece into a fashion fumble: color. 51 million customer reviews were analyzed to find the most maligned color online. konradbak – stock.adobe.com And, for a majority of web customers, the one color … Read more
Six in 10 Americans admit they ignore symptoms that don’t feel “serious,” according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults evenly split by generation and gender found that more than half of women said they’re likely to ignore those symptoms (58%). The survey explored the knowledge gap in understanding when symptoms that feel “mild” … Read more
Being “frugal” is “in” according to a majority of Americans. A survey of 2,000 Americans split evenly by generation and gender found that 61% agree that it’s less tacky to be “frugal” today than it was 10 years ago. In fact, the word no longer holds a harsh connotation, as respondents were likeliest to say … Read more
One in 50 men think they could beat a horse in a 100 meter sprint, according to research. Other animals they think could outpace include crocodiles (27 per cent) and elephants (20 per cent). Another 11 percent reckon they could outsprint a house cat over 10 meters – even if it caught them up before … Read more
They need to get a life — or at least half of one. A shocking new study found that over a third of real-life employees – and nearly half of the Gen-Zers polled – would prefer to be “severed,” like their favorite characters in the hit Apple TV series, “Severance.” Out of 2,000 UK workers … Read more
One in 10 young Americans schedules “worry time,” according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans revealed that 10% of younger Americans (Gen Z and millennial respondents) schedule a specific time in their day to worry. That’s compared to just 3% of older Americans (Gen X and baby boomers) surveyed. The survey … Read more
As Generation X continues getting closer to retirement, some have less than rosy views about their retirement prospects, according to a recently released nonprobability-based study from Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments found in the latest edition of its annual “State of Retirement Planning” study that 45% of Gen Xers — those between the ages of 44 and 59 … Read more
Ooh la la. Zoomers across the West are having far less sex than other generations did when they were young — but Gen Z women in France are bucking the no-bonking trend. A new survey of 10,000 French nationals conducted by the country’s National Institute for Demographic Studies found that a sizable number of young … Read more
These tips are anything but booming. Baby Boomers are the worst tippers according to a new survey of over 2,000 Americans, with the generation’s average tip percentage landing at 16.40%, more than two percentage points lower than the national average of 18.85%. Meanwhile, Millennials tip the most, averaging 19.49%, with Gen Z trailing behind at … Read more
Is physical music doomed? A new survey found most Americans believe streaming music is “superior” than all physical forms of music combined. The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found 38% believe streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify are superior to their physical counterparts — where 13% believe CDs are supreme, 12% are vinyl purists … Read more
Does anyone actually floss anymore? A new survey found that over half of Americans have lied to their dentist about their dental hygiene and feel guilty about their dishonesty. In the poll of 2,000 American adults, 60% confessed to wanting to impress their dentist during office visits, leading 57% to lie about their dental hygiene … Read more
The Trump administration has asked researchers and organizations whose work is conducted overseas to disclose ties to those regarded as hostile, including “entities associated with communist, socialist or totalitarian parties,” according to a questionnaire obtained by The New York Times. The online survey was sent this week to groups working abroad to research diseases like … Read more
New year, same old New Yorkers. Only 70% of Empire Staters planned on even attempting a New Year’s resolutions this year, according to a December survey — which also found nearly 80% of the state’s jaded residents don’t believe they could see a resolution through. Out of all the state’s hopefuls, 48% resolved to work … Read more
This isn’t working out. Remote work policies ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a serious toll on employees’ social and emotional well-being, a new study found. A shocking 25% of remote workers say their social skills declined since going fully remote, with millennials being the most susceptible to the harms of telecommuting, a … Read more
How was your year? The average American rates 2024 as a six out of 10 according to new research. That’s the verdict of a survey of 2,000 Americans, who were asked to rate the year overall out of 10, and which saw respondents vote for a distinctly average 6.1 score overall. The most common score … Read more
For a quarter of Americans, keeping their home clean is more difficult than their full-time job, according to a recent survey. The survey of 2,000 Americans looked at their cleaning habits and challenges, especially when it comes to hosting, and found that keeping a tidy house is harder than their nine-to-five for nearly one in … Read more
Being on Santa’s “nice list” pays well, according to a new study: Parents whose kids believe in Santa plan to spend over $100 more on gifts this year than their non-believing counterparts. The poll of 2,000 U.S. parents who celebrate Christmas found that 68% of kids aged 18 or younger believe in Santa, while 27% … Read more
In a sense, it’s a sobering report. Most American teenagers are staying away from alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and vapes as part of a lasting effect of the COVID-19 pandemic — while just one vice is making ground, according to a national survey released Tuesday. Roughly two-thirds of high school seniors said they hadn’t drunk alcohol … Read more
Romantic relationships, traveling and earning money — none of these are as important to women right now as learning about their own bodies. That’s according to a new survey of 2,000 American women, evenly split by generation, which asked respondents about various topics to see which have become more important to them over the past … Read more