age groups being far less likely to make a resolution than younger ones.
As of 2019, almost half of British adults have made a New Year's resolution to exercise more or generally improve their fitness. Resolutions concerning health and diet are the most common type of resolutions, although financial and career orientated ones were also popular, with 31 percent of Britons stating they have made a resolution to save more money. While New Year's resolutions are popular, 27 percent of British adults claimed that they have never made one at all, with older Which, if any, of the following New Year's resolutions have you ever made?
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