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By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

After a season in which avoiding sickness was on most everyone\u2019s mind, many Americans say their New Year\u2019s resolutions address their health.<\/p>\n

More Americans say their past resolutions have focused on their health, their relationship with God, their finances and their relationship with a family member than other possibilities, according to a new survey of 1,005 Americans from Lifeway Research.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Year\u2019s resolutions reflect the changes people aspire to make,\u201d said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research. \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic may have forced or encouraged more people to make changes outside of the annual reminder a new year brings. But a New Year\u2019s resolution is still something most Americans have made at some point in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

As people contemplate 2022 resolutions, 44% say previous resolutions have focused on their health, 29% say their relationship with God, 29% their finances, and 26% their relationship with a family member. Click To Tweet <\/p>\n

As people contemplate their 2022 resolutions, more than 2 in 5 Americans (44%) say previous New Year\u2019s resolutions have focused on their health. More than 1 in 4 say they\u2019ve made resolutions on their relationship with God (29%), their finances (29%) or their relationship with a family member (26%).<\/p>\n

Fewer say their resolutions have dealt with their use of time (22%), their work (18%) or their relationship with a friend (15%).<\/p>\n

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More than a quarter of Americans (28%) say they haven\u2019t made resolutions about any of these, while 4% aren\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s New Year\u2019s resolutions rankings remained similar to a 2015 Lifeway Research phone survey of 1,000 Americans. Compared to the previous study, finances moved from the fifth most common resolution to third on the list this year. The percentage who selected each of the resolution topics, however, dropped from six years ago.<\/p>\n

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Young adults (those age 18 to 34) are among the most likely to say they\u2019ve made New Year\u2019s resolutions in the past about each of the topics: health (52%), finances (40%), relationship with God (35%), relationship with a family member (36%), use of time (34%), work (29%) and relationship with a friend (25%). Meanwhile, those 65 and older (54%) are most likely to say they have not made a resolution about any of the topics listed.<\/p>\n

Among self-identified Christians, those who attend church at least monthly are more likely than Christians who attend less frequently to say they\u2019ve made New Year's resolutions. Click To Tweet <\/p>\n

Church attendance also seems to have an impact on wanting to make changes in the new year. Among self-identified Christians, those who attend at least monthly are more likely than Christians who attend less frequently to say they\u2019ve made resolutions in each of the options. Those who attend less than monthly (44%) are most likely to say they haven\u2019t made a New Year\u2019s resolution in any of the areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking a New Year\u2019s resolution doesn\u2019t reveal who or what a person is relying on to make that change in their life, nor how successful such resolutions are,\u201d said McConnell. \u201cBut higher numbers seen among younger adults, those who attended at least some college, and church-going Christians indicate they have higher motivation to make such changes at least in the form of New Year\u2019s resolutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Resolutions concerning a relationship with God are more popular among churchgoers, African Americans, young adults and those with evangelical beliefs.<\/p>\n

Resolutions concerning a relationship with God are more popular among churchgoers, African Americans, young adults and those with evangelical beliefs. Click To Tweet <\/p>\n

Those aged 18 to 34 (35%) and 35 to 49 (35%) are more likely than those aged 50 to 64 (25%) and those 65 and older (17%) to say they have made a previous New Year\u2019s resolution about their relationship with God.<\/p>\n

African Americans (41%) are more likely than whites (27%) to make such commitments at the start of a new year.<\/p>\n

Christians who attend a worship service four times a month or more (48%) or one to three times a month (39%) are more likely than those who attend less frequently (20%) to mark New Year\u2019s with a resolution about their relationship with God.<\/p>\n

Americans with evangelical beliefs (48%) are more likely than those without such beliefs (23%) to say they\u2019ve addressed their relationship with God in a New Year\u2019s resolution in the past.<\/p>\n

14% of the religiously unaffiliated say a New Year's resolution about their relationship with God has been part of their end-of-the-year reflections. Click To Tweet <\/p>\n

Though less than any other religious group, 14% of the religiously unaffiliated say a resolution about their relationship with God has been part of their end-of-the-year reflections.<\/p>\n

The unaffiliated are among the most likely to have made resolutions addressing their finances (36%), their use of time (29%) and their work (22%).<\/p>\n

For more information, view the complete report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aaron Earls<\/h2>\n

@WardrobeDoor<\/p>\n

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Aaron is a writer for LifewayResearch.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n