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Have you nailed down your New Year’s Eve plans yet? The clock is ticking, but it seems most folks aren’t in a rush to confirm those plans because they’re not interested in making any. According to a new poll, a majority of Americans will be celebrating New Year’s Eve at home this year.
The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research asks 1,251 U.S. adults about their holiday happenings and finds:
- Nearly 20% say they’ll be ringing in the New Year at a friend or family member’s home this year.
- Only 5% are planning to go out to celebrate at a bar, restaurant or organized event.
- While most folks are keeping it low-key, young people are more interested in a night out to welcome 2025. About 10% of adults under 30 plan to kick off the New Year at a bar or organized event.
- But nearly three in 10 adults ages 60 and older say they won’t be celebrating New Year’s Eve at all this year.
- While there may be less partying to kick off the New Year, more than half of adults will be taking part in another holiday tradition - making a New Year’s resolution.
- Millennials and Gen Z are even more into the goal-setting practice, with two-thirds of them expected to make at least one resolution for 2025.
- About 30% go for resolutions related to exercise or healthier eating, while a quarter say theirs will involve losing weight, and the same number resolve to make changes to priorities related to money or mental health.
- Some Americans are optimistic about the year ahead, with four in 10 saying 2025 will be better for them personally.
- Close to a third don’t expect 2025 to be much different than 2024, but a quarter think it’ll actually be worse.
Source: AP News