Article: New Year's Resolutions: Easier to Make than to Keep.

New survey shows U.S. adults struggle with their resolutions to lose weight, get more sleep and stop smoking

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll shows that while many U.S. adults who made health-related New Year's resolutions for 2005 did not meet their goals, it apparently did not deter them from making resolutions this year. Almost half (48%) of all U.S. adults say they made at least one New Year's resolution for 2006, up from 41 percent in 2005. The poll also shows that women are more likely than men to have made New Year's resolutions for 2005 (46% vs. 36%) and 2006 (52% vs. 43%).

...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!