Percentage of business travelers who said they like talking to people on planes, according to a survey by Egencia Corporate Travel: 24

Percentage who choose to make conversation with their fellow travelers: 2

Percentage of respondents who start reading to avoid getting caught in an unwanted chat with fellow passengers: 50

PROFIT MARGIN

Percentage of American firms that saw a drop in profits in 2009 compared to 28 percent globally, according to a global study commissioned by Regus Group of more than 11,000 corporations across 15 countries: 39

Percentage of firms that saw a drop in revenue in 2009 compared to 26 percent globally: 38

Percentage of all American companies that indicated an expected revenue increase in 2010: 67

FROM THE HEART

Percentage of Americans who say that they give more gifts than they receive during the winter holidays, according to a poll completed for The Society of American Florists: 70

Percentage of Americans who rank "neighbors" No. 1 on the list of unsung heroes in our lives and communities who they believe deserve holiday thanks: 53

LIFE'S NECESSITIES

Percentage of dog owners who say that they could not live without their dog on a daily basis — more than say so of their morning cup of coffee (35 percent), television (35 percent), driving their car (26 percent), their cell or smart phone (23 percent) or their best friend (15 percent): 48

Percentage who say they could not live without their significant other: 54

Percentage who say they could not live without their computer: 50

TIED TO THE TUBE

Total average weekly TV and peripheral consumption by American children ages 2 to 5, according to a study by the Nielsen Co.: 32-plus hours

Total average weekly TV and peripheral consumption by American children ages 6 to 11: 28-plus hours

BELIEF SYSTEM

Estimated percentage of all Americans who have left the faith in which they were raised to adopt another faith or no faith at all — or if they were not raised in a religion, they have since joined one, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life: 50

Percentage of converts who say religion is very important to them: 69

Percentage of nonconverts who say the same: 62