I don't know how significant the above data is, and if my original post made WO so dirty or whatever. This is what it is, take it as you may. I present the data, it may be skewed, incomplete, small sample, and whatever else you can say about it. The reader can draw his/her own conclusions.
On the worldwide scale, it's not significant, at all. For all the reasons you listed. It's just your local experience.
Larger world collected data and metrics are what is significant, and tell the true story.