The most common reason for “other” was COVID with 22% of respondents writing it in. Of men and women and all generations, the main reason we’re not able to see 2021 resolutions to success is because we “don’t have the willpower.” Others blame it on forgetting, being too lazy or some other reason. What’s the excuse for failed New Year’s resolutions? 72.48% of Gen X, 69.55% of Baby Boomers, and 69.51% of Silent Gen say they are likely to succeed this year. However the number of confident “resoluters” decreases as age increases. 83.43% of Gen Z and 78.16% of Millennials believe that they’ll achieve their resolution this year. Most people are pretty confident that they’re resolution will be achieved this year. Only 7.10% of gen z, 9.71% of millennials, 15.29% of gen x, 14.93% of baby boomers, and 12.20% of the silent gen say they won’t hit the mark next year. None of the generations are writing resolutions off completely, but most are hesitant to say that they won’t reach their goal. The 77.51% of men who believe they’ll achieve their goal outnumber 72.21% of women who say the same.ġ0.69% of men and 15.19% of women are unsure whether they will succeed or fail in their resolutions next year. Then there are those who think they’ll crush their annual intentions. GenderĪ small slice of men and women are naysayers of resolution success next year: Just 12.61% of women and 11.80% of men head into the new year prepared expecting to fall. Sitting somewhere in the middle of resolution completion is nearly 24.7 million Americans, about 13.06% of adults with resolutions the population, who think it’s possible - but they aren’t entirely confident are neutral about the outcome of their resolutions. Compare that to 141.4 million optimists, or 74.72% of all Americans with resolutions, who feel that next year’s resolution is in the bag. If you’ve ever been to a gym in the first week of January, you’ve witnessed the great migration of “resoluters.” You’ve probably also seen that crowd thin by mid-February.Īccording to our survey, an estimated 23.1 million Americans - or 12.23% of all Americans with resolutions - don’t believe that meeting their resolution is within reach. How many Americans think they’ll fail their resolution? In fact, only 4.73% of baby boomers plan on having a resolution based around love, and 2.36% plan on having a resolution based around careers in 2021. What all the generations could agree on is that resolutions aren’t as needed in the love and career department. Meanwhile, 62.50% of gen Zers will focus on self-improvement. While gen x, boomers, and the silent gen plan to focus their resolutions on health, more than half of all millennials - an estimated 53.12% of this generation - will concentrate on money-related goals.
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