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101 YEARS OLD AND STILL NOT FIDDLING THE FIGURES...

TODAY we are particularly proud, positively pleased and profoundly purposeful in bringing you the middle section of our State of the Nation Report on percentages of the UK public reported in surveys this year. Yesterday we got as far as 34 per cent. Now read on:

35 per cent of people eat Jaffa Cakes in two bites;

36 per cent of people say they are happy most of the time;

37 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds think chivalry is irrelevant;

38 per cent of students say digital distractions play a key role affecting the quality of their sleep; 39 per cent of over-15s binge drink; 40 per cent of people use their smartphone to ask Google a question at least once a day;

41 per cent of people think Channel 4 is politically neutral;

42 per cent of youngsters say social media causes anxiety;

43 per cent of people toss pancakes when they make them;

44 per cent of the UK’s orchestral musicians say they don’t earn enough to live on; 45 per cent of over-15s play sports; 46 per cent of households have dishwashers;

47 per cent of men feel stressed by their job;

48 per cent of workers say they don’t have enough time to see family and friends in the week;

49 per cent of vegetarians and vegans struggle to find suitable food when on holiday or travelling;

50 per cent of people have eaten takeaway food in bed;

51 per cent of people think it will be possible one day to back up our brains digitally;

52 per cent of people brush their teeth twice a day;

53 per cent of adults agree that once you reach very old age, people tend to treat you as a child;

54 per cent of teachers feel happy after sharing biscuits with colleagues;

55 per cent of dieters say they always fail;

56 per cent of people enjoy a fish and chips takeaway;

57 per cent of people suffer from tooth sensitivity;

58 per cent of people think cricket is boring;

59 per cent of mums say 3.30pm-5pm is the time of day they most need a pick-me-up;

60 per cent of people find British food traditional and comforting;

61 per cent of single women are happy with their unmarried status;

62 per cent of people say they are part of a “very happy family”;

63 per cent of adults in England are overweight;

64 per cent of motorists say they are most likely to buy a car online;

65 per cent of coffee is drunk at home;

66 per cent of people find January the most difficult month financially;

67 per cent of people say they are stuck in a rut;

68 per cent of new parents believe government doesn’t provide enough funding for breastfeeding support.

To be concluded tomorrow.