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A recent Statista survey reveals that while 57 percent of Americans are embracing New Year’s resolutions for 2025, a significant 43 percent have opted not to set any goals for the upcoming year.
Among those making resolutions, financial prudence takes center stage, with 21 percent prioritizing saving money. Health-conscious decisions follow closely, as 19 percent aim to improve their eating habits, while 17 percent are committed to increasing their physical activity.
More than 50% of Americans have a New Year’s resolution, according to a poll by Statista, which found the top goals were to save money (21%), eat healthier (19%), exercise more (17%), lose weight (15%) and spend more time with loved ones (14%).
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Weight management remains a significant concern, with 15 percent of respondents targeting weight loss as their primary goal. The importance of personal connections is evident, as 14 percent plan to dedicate more time to family and friends.
Additional resolutions include smoking cessation and reducing living expenses, each garnering 9 percent of responses. The survey, which presented 15 options to 1,050 participants, was conducted between October 24 and November 3, 2024.
A parallel Rasmussen Reports survey highlighted Americans’ New Year’s celebration preferences. The survey found that most Americans prefer a quiet entry into 2024, with two-thirds planning to celebrate at home.
“The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 67% of American Adults expect to be at home at midnight when the New Year arrives, down from 71% last year. Fourteen percent (14%) plan to welcome 2024 at a friend’s house, while six percent (6%) say they’ll be at a restaurant or bar and seven percent (7%) will be somewhere else at midnight on New Year’s Eve. …
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Forty-three percent (43%) will kiss someone at midnight to welcome the New Year, while 40% will not. Another 17% aren’t sure if they’ll get the traditional midnight kiss on New Year’s Eve.
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Sixteen percent (16%) of Americans consider New Year’s Day to be one of our nation’s most important holidays, 22% think it’s one of the least important holidays and 55% rate it somewhere in between. Although Christmas for many years was rated the most important holiday by Americans, the past two years it has fallen to second place behind the Fourth of July.”
This comprehensive survey, conducted December 22-23 and 26, 2024, included 1,651 U.S. adults and maintains a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
