With 2026 just days away, now is the time when many Americans are deciding how they’ll move into the new year. Many will set resolutions, hoping to hold themselves accountable in the months ahead. But since just 15% of U.S. adults have achieved a New Year’s resolution several times, the achievement is clearly not for the faint of heart.
Men are eight percentage points more likely than women to be frequent resolution achievers, and adults aged 30-44 lead all other age groups. It’s also worth noting that those who make $75K or more are six percentage points more likely than those who make $75K or less to self-report as frequently achieving their resolutions. But beyond the demographic data, what sets frequent resolution-achievers apart?
Here are the facts you need to know:
Bed Time: Those who have achieved their New Year’s resolutions several times lead in going to bed between 10 and 11 pm, outpacing all others by at least eight percentage points.
Home Workouts: While 36% of those who have achieved their New Year’s resolutions several times say they have a home gym or exercise equipment, just 12% of those who have never achieved a resolution say the same.
Grocery Delivery: The most frequent New Year’s resolution achievers are 14 percentage points more likely than non-achievers to use and like grocery delivery.
Social Media: Those who have achieved a New Year’s resolution several times are nearly twice as likely as those who have never achieved a resolution to say that they spend 30 minutes or less on social media each day.
Deals: Frequent resolution achievers are five times as likely as those who have never achieved a New Year’s resolution to use and enjoy online discount sites.
As the data show, those who achieve their New Year’s resolutions likely aren’t doing so by chance. They set up their lives to support them in accomplishing the task at hand–whether that’s taking care of their bodies, watching their spending, or spending time online.
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This article’s data comes solely from CivicScience’s database, which contains nearly 700,000 poll questions and 5 billion consumer insights.