Which New Year’s resolutions are most popular? Here’s what a new poll found

As 2024 draws to a close, many Americans are making resolutions for the new year — with health-related goals topping the list, according to new polling.

In an AP-NORC poll, 57% of respondents said they plan on making one or more New Year’s resolutions, while 43% said they do not intend to make any.

Conducted between Dec. 5- 9, the poll sampled 1,251 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.

Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they plan on adopting a resolution concerning exercise, making it the most popular choice.

Coming in second and third were “eating healthier” and “losing weight,” with 28% and 24%, respectively, choosing them.

Twenty-four percent of respondents also said they intended to make a resolution about money, and 23% said they plan to make one about mental health.

Following these were resolutions concerning friends, family and relationships (21%), stopping bad habits (18%), time management (18%), work (13%) and hobbies (9%).

Older respondents were more likely than their younger counterparts to say they are not making any resolutions.

The poll also asked respondents about their plans for New Year’s Eve.

The vast majority, 76%, said they intend to celebrate in some way or another, while 23% said they will not do anything special to ring in the new year.

Most respondents, 55%, said they plan on celebrating the holiday at home, while 16% said they will commemorate it at a family member or friend’s house.

Just 5% said they plan on going out to a bar, restaurant or to an organized event.

The responses differed slightly by age, with 84% of those aged 30 to 44 saying they plan on celebrating on New Year’s Eve, and 70% of those 60 and older saying the same.

Those aged 30 to 44 were the most likely to say they will go out on the holiday, while those 60 and older were the most likely to say they will stay home to celebrate.