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Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
January 19, 2011 at 10:01 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. $55 – Overall self-reported daily consumer spending in stores, restaurants, gas stations, ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
December 17, 2010 at 11:40 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. $110 Billion – The total face value of the new $100 bills that officials say are unusable ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
December 10, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 60% – Sixty percent of Americans plan to decorate their homes this holiday season. Sixty-eight ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
December 6, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 2,100 Sq. Ft. – The square footage of the median American home, down from 2,300 at the ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
November 19, 2010 at 11:09 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 10% – The pay raise Google said it will give all staff across the globe in hopes of keeping ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
November 15, 2010 at 11:59 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. -5.2% – The change in income, since the recession began in 2007, for people 45-54 years ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
November 5, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. $519 Million – The average 2009 pay for America’s highest earners—74 people who earned ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
October 29, 2010 at 10:43 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 189 – The number of horror movies that were released in 1972, the most prolific year in ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
October 22, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 40% – The percentage of adults who use the internet, email or instant messaging on a mobile ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
October 15, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 18% – The percentage of surveyed Americans who have a “great deal” of confidence in ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
September 30, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 83% – The percentage of surveyed Americans nearing retirement who are confident that they ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
September 26, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 50.4% – The percentage of U.S. doctoral degrees earned by women in the 2008-09 academic ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
September 17, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 67% – Sixty-seven percent of 401(k) and 403(b) account balances were as high at year-end ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
September 10, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 62% – Heading into the final weeks of the congressional election season, 62% of likely ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
September 3, 2010 at 11:45 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 61% – Sixty-one percent of U.S. Voters say offshore oil drilling should be allowed. Only ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
August 27, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 18% – The percentage of American homeowners who now think the value of their home is likely ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
August 20, 2010 at 10:32 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. $210 Million – The amount venture capital firm Elevation Partners has invested in Facebook ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
August 13, 2010 at 10:05 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 35% – The percentage of Americans who think that the U.S. economy will be stronger in a ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
August 6, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 45% – Americans remain more likely to say immigration should be decreased (45%) rather ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
July 23, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 14 – The number of hours the average college student at a four-year college spends studying ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
June 30, 2010 at 11:08 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 25% – Just 25% of adults nationwide share a favorable opinion of BP, the oil company chiefly ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
June 25, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 28% – The percentage of U.S. adults classified as obese last year, unchanged from 2008. ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
June 18, 2010 at 10:13 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 1% – Neckties are among the least-popular Father’s Day gifts, making up just 1% of presents. ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
June 14, 2010 at 10:01 am
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. $10 Million – The expected auction price for the 1964 Aston Martin driven by Sean Connery ... (more)

Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
June 4, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 58% – Fifty-eight percent of U.S. voters say a child born to an illegal immigrant in this ... (more)