Percentage of moms who say their children think that money "grows on trees," according to a survey by Mom Central: 24

Percentage of moms who indicated that trying to save money was a significant stressor: 66

ON THE JOB

Percentage of hourly hiring managers with responsibility to recruit summer employees who are most looking for eagerness to have the job and a positive attitude in their seasonal employees, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs poll conducted on behalf of SnagAJob.com: 36

Percentage who are most looking for someone who has the ability to work the daily schedule they need: 27

Percentage who are looking for previous experience in the industry, with the company or that particular location: 25

Percentage who most want the commitment to work for the entire summer and not to quit early: 12

RECESSION EFFECTS

Percentage of all U.S. industries that are fortunate enough to be positively affected by the recession, according to recent Recession Updates published by industry research firm IBISWorld: 5

Percentage of all industries that are negatively impacted: 60

AT THE MARKET

Percentage of Americans who agree that stocks remain a good long-term investment, according to a Gallup Poll: 53

Percentage of stock owners who agree with this statement: 67

FRANKLY, MY DEAR

Number of hot dogs that will be served in ballparks around the country this season (enough to round the bases 30,186 times and stretch to and from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., the two sites of the 2008 World Series), according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council's annual survey: 21,733,839

BILLS, BILLS, BILLS

Estimated total consumer debt in the U.S., according to the U.S. Federal Reserve and reported in a survey of working adults commissioned by Workplace Options: $963.5 billion

Percentage that is personal credit card debt: 98

Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.