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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted December 30, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Investor Employment Obama Approval Looking back, you would rate 2013 as: Looking ahead, you expect 2014 to be: At the end of 2014, your health will be: You consider New Year's Day to be on of the nation's: How likely is it that you will wake up with a hangover on New Year's Day? Will you gather with friends and family on New Year's Day? Will you watch football on New Year's Day? Will you make any New Year's resolutions this year? How likely is it that you will keep your New Year's resolutions?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Yes No Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Not sure One of the best year's ever An excellent year A good year A fair year A poor year Not sure One of the best year's ever An excellent year A good year A fair year A poor year Not sure Better than it is today Worse About the same Not sure Most important holidays Least important holidays Somewhere in between Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure
Will you make any New Year's resolutions this year? Yes 37% 33% 41% 36% 39% 35% 27% 34% 35% 43% 34% 38% 45% 44% 38% 31% 38% 36% 43% 35% 34% 34% 41% 52% 14% 20% 41% 33% 27% 43% 37% 39% 38% 32% 36% 46% 38% 10% 29% 30% 40% 37% 35% 70% 50% 31% 36% 34% 41% 44% 58% 29% 33% 27% 47% 31% 39% 43% 42% 41% 38% 36% 23% 48% 26% 29% 52% 28% 20% 100% 0% 0% 73% 71% 20% 0% 3%
No 54% 58% 50% 57% 53% 49% 73% 55% 62% 47% 59% 53% 40% 49% 52% 59% 54% 53% 50% 55% 52% 62% 51% 41% 74% 62% 53% 54% 58% 56% 55% 50% 50% 54% 56% 47% 54% 68% 54% 67% 51% 51% 59% 30% 37% 66% 54% 55% 51% 40% 33% 65% 60% 43% 53% 60% 52% 33% 58% 45% 54% 55% 57% 46% 70% 44% 44% 65% 48% 0% 100% 0% 24% 18% 66% 94% 87%
Not sure 9% 9% 9% 7% 8% 17% 0% 11% 3% 10% 7% 9% 14% 7% 9% 10% 8% 11% 7% 10% 14% 4% 8% 7% 13% 18% 6% 13% 15% 1% 8% 11% 13% 14% 8% 7% 8% 21% 18% 3% 9% 12% 6% 0% 12% 3% 10% 10% 8% 16% 9% 6% 7% 30% 0% 9% 9% 24% 0% 14% 8% 9% 19% 6% 4% 27% 4% 6% 32% 0% 0% 100% 4% 10% 13% 6% 9%
Survey Demographics
  Total
Adults
Gender Men 48%
Women 52%
  Total
Adults
Age 18-39 38%
40-64 44%
65+ 18%
  Total
Adults
Race White 64%
Black 11%
Other 24%
  Total
Adults
Party Republican 27%
Democrat 35%
Other 38%