Do your New Year resoltuions change from year to year? Or do you find that often times you begin the new year will similar goals as the year prior? The FranklinPlanner.com team recently conducted a survey to identify New Year’s Resolutions for 2013, and compared them to 2012 findings. This presentation displays the results.

1. -For 2013-

2.  Identical questions as a 2012 Resolutions survey.
 Both survey pools were identical.
◦ U.S. respondents
◦ Aged 18 to 60
◦ Nationally representative on demographics
 Each sample size of 1,000 respondents.
 Statistically significant, with sampling error at the 95%
confidence rate.
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

3.  Question: How satisfied are you with your life? Please use a
10-point scale where “1” means not at all satisfied and “10”
means extremely satisfied.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2013: 7.3
2012: 7.0
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

4.  Question: Which of the items on the list below are
included in this resolution?
TOP 10 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2012 TOP 10 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2013
1. Become more physically fit 1. Become more physically fit
2. Improve financial condition 2. Improve financial condition
3. Improve health 3. Improve health
4. Lose weight 4. Lose weight
5. Read more 5. Read more
Become more educated-- New
6. Change overall attitude: be more positive 6. Improve work habits/career situation -- New
7. Improve family relationships 7. Travel more
8. Travel more 8. Improve family relationships
9. Do more volunteer work 9. Do more volunteer work
10. Improve other relationships (friends, co-workers, 10. Change overall attitude: be more positive
neighbors)
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

5. TOP 10 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2012
1. Become more physically fit
2. Improve financial condition
3. Improve health
4. Lose weight
5. Read more
6. Change overall attitude: be more positive
7. Improve family relationships
8. Travel more
9. Do more volunteer work
10. Improve other relationships (friends, co-workers, neighbors)
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

6. Total Women Men
Resolution Response Response
Response Percent Rank Rank Rank
Percent Percent
Improve physical fitness (e.g. exercise more) 66% 1 69% 1 64% 1
Improve financial situation (e.g. save money, 57% 2 58% 3 55% 2
Improve health (e.g. better diet, less junk food, 52% 3 59% 2 46% 3
Lose weight 46% 4 51% 4 42% 4
Become more educated (take courses) 29% 5 31% 6 28% 8
Read more 29% 5 33% 5 26% 9
Improve work habits/career situation 29% 6 28% 7 30% 5
Travel more 28% 7 28% 7 29% 6
Improve relationships with family members 28% 8 28% 7 29% 7
Do (more) volunteer work 23% 9 28% 8 19% 13
Change overall attitude: be more “positive” 23% 10 26% 9 20% 12
Improve relationships with others (friends, 22% 11 23% 10 22% 11
Change career or job 22% 12 20% 11 23% 10
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

7. Total 18 - 29 30 - 44 45 - 60
Resolution Response Response Response Response
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Improve physical fitness (e.g. exercise more) 62% 1 67% 1 67% 1 66% 1
Improve financial situation (e.g. save money, eliminate debt) 57% 2 56% 2 63% 2 53% 2
Improve health (e.g. better diet, less junk food, more 52% 3 53% 3 54% 3 52% 3
Lose weight 46% 4 40% 5 48% 4 48% 4
Read more 29% 5 39% 6 25% 8 27% 6
Become more educated (take courses) 29% 5 46% 4 29% 7 21% 10
Improve work habits/career situation 29% 6 32% 9 33% 5 25% 8
Travel more 28% 7 33% 8 23% 10 30% 5
Improve relationships with family members (children, 28% 8 30% 11 30% 6 27% 7
Do (more) volunteer work 23% 9 27% 13 20% 13 23% 9
Change overall attitude: be more “positive” 23% 10 31% 10 22% 11 19% 12
Improve relationships with others (friends, neighbors, co- 22% 11 33% 7 21% 12 17% 14
Change career or job 22% 12 25% 14 23% 9 19% 11
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

8. Percent Who
Resolution Abandoned This
Resolution First
Lose weight 31%
Travel more 26%
Become more physically fit 20%
Read more 16%
Do more volunteer work 14%
Improve financial condition 12%
Improve health 10%
Change overall attitude: be more positive 8%
Improve family relationships 6%
Improve other relationships 6%
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

9. Percent Who
Pursued This
Resolution
Resolution
Longest
Lose weight 41%
Become more physically fit 29%
Improve financial condition 16%
Read more 15%
Improve health 15%
Improve family relationships 14%
Do more volunteer work 9%
Change overall attitude: be more positive 8%
Travel more 8%
Improve other relationships 7%
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys

10. Response
Methods
Percent
Sharing your goal with friends and asking for their support 41%
Tracking your goal in your planner 25%
Keeping a journal 18%
Tracking your goal with an online tracker 12%
Sharing your goal on the Internet on social media sites and 7%
Meeting with an in-person support group 6%
Other (please specify) 27%
Source: FCOP 2012 and 2013 Surveys