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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 14, 2018
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
February 14, 2018: Valentine’s Day is about far more than romance. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans celebrate the holiday, and part of the celebration involves purchasing 58 million pounds of chocolate candy. A lot of that chocolate goes into 36 million heart-shaped boxes that are sold for the holiday.[1]
Valentines’ Day also inspires the sale of 174,000 gallons of sparkling wine.
Overall, Americans spend nearly half a billion dollars on more than 150 million cards and gifts. The average man spends $150, and the average woman spends $74.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- February 13, 2018 – 45 House Republicans have raised less money than their challengers
- February 12, 2018 – 296 billion dollar spending increase approved by Congress
- February 9, 2018 – 12% of Americans are culture warriors
- February 8, 2018 – 86% of people in struggling neighborhoods respect their local police
- February 7, 2018 – 9 times out of 10, artificial intelligence can predict when a hospital patient will die
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