I ran across this article when I was working on my goals for 2013, the most interesting stat was:
People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions.
So, make your resolutions and make them happen.
Here's to an outstanding 2013!!!
GO K-STATE!!
New Years Resolution Statistics
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Statistic Verification
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| Source: University of Scranton. Journal of Clinical Psychology |
| Published: 12.13.2012 |
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Rank
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Top 10 New Years resolutions for 2012
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1
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Lose Weight |
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2
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Getting Organized |
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3
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Spend Less, Save More |
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4
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Enjoy Life to the Fullest |
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5
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Staying Fit and Healthy |
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6
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Learn Something Exciting |
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7
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Quit Smoking |
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8
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Help Others in Their Dreams |
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9
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Fall in Love |
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10
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Spend More Time with Family |
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News Years Resolution Statistics
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Data
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| Percent of Americans who usually make New Year’s Resolutions |
45% |
| Percent of Americans who infrequently make New Year’s Resolutions |
17% |
| Percent of Americans who absolutlely never make New Year’s Resolutions |
38% |
| Percent of people who are successful in achieving their resolution |
8% |
| Percent who have infrequent success |
49% |
| Percent who never succeed and fail on their resolution each year |
24% |
| People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions |
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Type of Resolutions (Percent above 100% because of multiple resolutions) |
Data
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| Self Improvement or education related resolutions |
47% |
| Weight related resolutions |
38% |
| Money related resolutions |
34% |
| Relationship related resolutions |
31% |
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Age Success Rates
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Data
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| Percent of people in their twenties who achieve their resolution each year |
39% |
| Percent of people over 50 who achieve their resolution each year |
14% |
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Length of Resolutions
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Data
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| Resolution maintained through first week |
75% |
| Past two weeks |
71% |
| Past one month |
64% |
| Past six months |
46% |
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