As 2020 draws to a close, many people areall too happy to bid the year farewell and set theirgoals for what will hopefully be a less tumultuous year.
Aboutone in fourAmericans(27%)say they made New Years resolutions for 2020. The most common commitments people made forthis yearwereexercising more(46%said this was one of their resolutions),improving their diet(45%), losing weight (44%) and saving money (41%).
But did Americans stick to their resolutions during this unusual year? Surprisingly, many say they did. About half (49%) of those who made 2020 resolutions say that they kept some but notall oftheir resolutions from last year, while just over one-third (35%) say they keptall oftheir resolutions. Only 16% say they did not keep any of the resolutions they made for 2020.
Looking forward to the new year, 31% say that they intend to make resolutions for 2021.
For the most part, resolutions among Americans havent changed too much in the past year. The most common resolutions for US adults as we head into 2021 are doing more exercise (50%), losing weight (48%),saving more money (44%), improving diet (39%),and pursuing a career ambition (21%).
There are some slight generational differences when it comes to New Years resolutions. Millennials (38%) are more likely than GenXers(29%) or Baby Boomers (24%) to make resolutions in the first place.AmongMillennials who intend to make resolutions, the most common one is saving more money (55%). For members of Generation X who are making new committments, losing weight (49%) isthe most popular resolution heading into 2021, while Baby Boomers are especially focused on exercising more (67%).
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Methodology:1,500 US adults were surveyed through YouGov Direct on December 1, 2020. Data is weighted on age, gender, education level, political affiliation, and ethnicity to be nationally representative of adults in the United States. The margin of error is approximately 2.5% for the overall sample.
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Exercising and sticking to a healthy diet are the most common 2021 New Year's resolutions - YouGov US
