New Year's Resolutions

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS The 10 Most Popular Goals for 2011* Around New Year's, many Americans set goals to make a change that will improve our lives in a meaningful way. We've gathered some interesting statistics about the most popular goals in the U.S. that may shed some light on why these resolutions are so popular among the masses. Happy New Year! 1. Drink LesS Alcohol Could be worSe... But still... Alcohol consumption (liters per capita, people age 15 and over) 1. Luxembourg 一 看 囉 画画 画画 画 的 囉 as 15.5 HERE LIES 2. Ireland 13.4 111¶¶¶¶¶1. 19% 3. Hungary 13.2 4. France 13.0 of drivers who died in vehicle 5. Austria 12.9 crashes had been drinking alcohol. BEER Not bad. AVERAGE 9.7 fage 16-20 22. U.S.A. 8.6 2. Get a Better Education Educational Attainment in the U.S. 2009 (% of adults 25+ who hold degrees) 0% 20 40 60 80 100% High School 86.7% Some College Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Professional Degree 55.6% 14,261,778 29,5% College students in the US. Room to groW.. 10.6% 2.9% 3. Get a Better Job Unemployment is on the rise... 5 in-demand jobs $50K that pay over 5OK 10% 9.3% 1. Pharmacist .$80K - 120K/year 8% 2. Speech Pathologist „$50K-80K/year 6% 3. Physical Therapist Over $50K/year 4% 4. Software Engineer Avg. $85K/year 2% 0% 5. Nurse Avg. $74K/year 4. Get Fit 大大 大 Adults need: Kids need: 25% 30 mins. of activity 60 mins. of activity 25% of children Only 3 in 10 adults gets watch 4 or more the recommended amount 5 days/week 7 days/week hours of TV a day. of physical activity. 5. LoSe Weight How many are overweight? Fat profits 108 million American In 2007, Americans $58 BILLION adults are overweight or spent $58 billion on obese, roughly 3 out of 5. weight loss products! 6. Manage Debt/Save Money Credit card debt Credit in college 65% of students with cards pay their bill in full every month. That is higher than the general adult population! The average credit cardholder has 50% Half of college undergraduates had 4 or more credit cards in 2008. 3.5 credit cards. 60% of consumers have a rewards credit card. 7. Reduce Stress Grrrr. Simmer down, now Fight the feelin' 1 in 3 Americans feel they are Stress leads more than half of Americans (54%) to fight living with extreme stress. Money and work are the leading sources. with people close to them. 8. Quit Smoking #1 Killer Seriously, a killer Smoking is the leading preventable Smoking puts your friends and 3,000 family at risk. Each year, approx. cause of death in the United States. More than 440,000 Americans die from 3,000 non-smokers die of lung 2nd-hand smoke deaths each year tobacco related causes each year. cancer from second-hand smoke. 9. Take a Vacation The top 10 international destinations (by tourist arrivals) I 1. France ..........74.2 million 6. United Kingdom .28.0 million 2. United States.....54.9 million 7. Turkey 25.5 million 3. Spain .52.2 million 8. Germany .24.2 million 4. China .50.9 million 9. Malaysia .23.6 million 5. Italy 43.2 million 10. Mexico .21.5 million 10. Volunteer to Help Others How many are helping? How much do we give? I heart helping Last year, Americans gave $28 billion to charity. That s more than double the next country. How much more do we help? In 2007, 26% of Americans T 3.5x 7x 14x more over the age of 16 volunteered According to charitynavigator.com, no developed to help others. country approaches American giving. in 1995, Americans gave, per capita, to charities and causes 3.5x as much as the French, 7x as much as the Germans and 14x as much as the Italians. Sources: *The most popular goals were taken from http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml 6. Creditcards.com - Credit card statistics, industry facts 7. American Psychological Association study, 2007 1. OECD Health Data 2009, Abovetheinfluence.com 2. Wikipedia, Census.gov 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associatedcontent.com 8. http://abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-sources.aspx 4. http://fitness.gov/resources_factsheet.htm 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World Tourism_rankings 10. Charitynavigator.org, BLS.gov - Volunteering in the U.S. 5. http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Weight-Loss-Statistics NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS The 10 Most Popular Goals for 2011* Around New Year's, many Americans set goals to make a change that will improve our lives in a meaningful way. We've gathered some interesting statistics about the most popular goals in the U.S. that may shed some light on why these resolutions are so popular among the masses. Happy New Year! 1. Drink LesS Alcohol Could be worSe... But still... Alcohol consumption (liters per capita, people age 15 and over) 1. Luxembourg 一 看 囉 画画 画画 画 的 囉 as 15.5 HERE LIES 2. Ireland 13.4 111¶¶¶¶¶1. 19% 3. Hungary 13.2 4. France 13.0 of drivers who died in vehicle 5. Austria 12.9 crashes had been drinking alcohol. BEER Not bad. AVERAGE 9.7 fage 16-20 22. U.S.A. 8.6 2. Get a Better Education Educational Attainment in the U.S. 2009 (% of adults 25+ who hold degrees) 0% 20 40 60 80 100% High School 86.7% Some College Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Professional Degree 55.6% 14,261,778 29,5% College students in the US. Room to groW.. 10.6% 2.9% 3. Get a Better Job Unemployment is on the rise... 5 in-demand jobs $50K that pay over 5OK 10% 9.3% 1. Pharmacist .$80K - 120K/year 8% 2. Speech Pathologist „$50K-80K/year 6% 3. Physical Therapist Over $50K/year 4% 4. Software Engineer Avg. $85K/year 2% 0% 5. Nurse Avg. $74K/year 4. Get Fit 大大 大 Adults need: Kids need: 25% 30 mins. of activity 60 mins. of activity 25% of children Only 3 in 10 adults gets watch 4 or more the recommended amount 5 days/week 7 days/week hours of TV a day. of physical activity. 5. LoSe Weight How many are overweight? Fat profits 108 million American In 2007, Americans $58 BILLION adults are overweight or spent $58 billion on obese, roughly 3 out of 5. weight loss products! 6. Manage Debt/Save Money Credit card debt Credit in college 65% of students with cards pay their bill in full every month. That is higher than the general adult population! The average credit cardholder has 50% Half of college undergraduates had 4 or more credit cards in 2008. 3.5 credit cards. 60% of consumers have a rewards credit card. 7. Reduce Stress Grrrr. Simmer down, now Fight the feelin' 1 in 3 Americans feel they are Stress leads more than half of Americans (54%) to fight living with extreme stress. Money and work are the leading sources. with people close to them. 8. Quit Smoking #1 Killer Seriously, a killer Smoking is the leading preventable Smoking puts your friends and 3,000 family at risk. Each year, approx. cause of death in the United States. More than 440,000 Americans die from 3,000 non-smokers die of lung 2nd-hand smoke deaths each year tobacco related causes each year. cancer from second-hand smoke. 9. Take a Vacation The top 10 international destinations (by tourist arrivals) I 1. France ..........74.2 million 6. United Kingdom .28.0 million 2. United States.....54.9 million 7. Turkey 25.5 million 3. Spain .52.2 million 8. Germany .24.2 million 4. China .50.9 million 9. Malaysia .23.6 million 5. Italy 43.2 million 10. Mexico .21.5 million 10. Volunteer to Help Others How many are helping? How much do we give? I heart helping Last year, Americans gave $28 billion to charity. That s more than double the next country. How much more do we help? In 2007, 26% of Americans T 3.5x 7x 14x more over the age of 16 volunteered According to charitynavigator.com, no developed to help others. country approaches American giving. in 1995, Americans gave, per capita, to charities and causes 3.5x as much as the French, 7x as much as the Germans and 14x as much as the Italians. Sources: *The most popular goals were taken from http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml 6. Creditcards.com - Credit card statistics, industry facts 7. American Psychological Association study, 2007 1. OECD Health Data 2009, Abovetheinfluence.com 2. Wikipedia, Census.gov 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associatedcontent.com 8. http://abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-sources.aspx 4. http://fitness.gov/resources_factsheet.htm 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World Tourism_rankings 10. Charitynavigator.org, BLS.gov - Volunteering in the U.S. 5. http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Weight-Loss-Statistics NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS The 10 Most Popular Goals for 2011* Around New Year's, many Americans set goals to make a change that will improve our lives in a meaningful way. We've gathered some interesting statistics about the most popular goals in the U.S. that may shed some light on why these resolutions are so popular among the masses. Happy New Year! 1. Drink LesS Alcohol Could be worSe... But still... Alcohol consumption (liters per capita, people age 15 and over) 1. Luxembourg 一 看 囉 画画 画画 画 的 囉 as 15.5 HERE LIES 2. Ireland 13.4 111¶¶¶¶¶1. 19% 3. Hungary 13.2 4. France 13.0 of drivers who died in vehicle 5. Austria 12.9 crashes had been drinking alcohol. BEER Not bad. AVERAGE 9.7 fage 16-20 22. U.S.A. 8.6 2. Get a Better Education Educational Attainment in the U.S. 2009 (% of adults 25+ who hold degrees) 0% 20 40 60 80 100% High School 86.7% Some College Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Professional Degree 55.6% 14,261,778 29,5% College students in the US. Room to groW.. 10.6% 2.9% 3. Get a Better Job Unemployment is on the rise... 5 in-demand jobs $50K that pay over 5OK 10% 9.3% 1. Pharmacist .$80K - 120K/year 8% 2. Speech Pathologist „$50K-80K/year 6% 3. Physical Therapist Over $50K/year 4% 4. Software Engineer Avg. $85K/year 2% 0% 5. Nurse Avg. $74K/year 4. Get Fit 大大 大 Adults need: Kids need: 25% 30 mins. of activity 60 mins. of activity 25% of children Only 3 in 10 adults gets watch 4 or more the recommended amount 5 days/week 7 days/week hours of TV a day. of physical activity. 5. LoSe Weight How many are overweight? Fat profits 108 million American In 2007, Americans $58 BILLION adults are overweight or spent $58 billion on obese, roughly 3 out of 5. weight loss products! 6. Manage Debt/Save Money Credit card debt Credit in college 65% of students with cards pay their bill in full every month. That is higher than the general adult population! The average credit cardholder has 50% Half of college undergraduates had 4 or more credit cards in 2008. 3.5 credit cards. 60% of consumers have a rewards credit card. 7. Reduce Stress Grrrr. Simmer down, now Fight the feelin' 1 in 3 Americans feel they are Stress leads more than half of Americans (54%) to fight living with extreme stress. Money and work are the leading sources. with people close to them. 8. Quit Smoking #1 Killer Seriously, a killer Smoking is the leading preventable Smoking puts your friends and 3,000 family at risk. Each year, approx. cause of death in the United States. More than 440,000 Americans die from 3,000 non-smokers die of lung 2nd-hand smoke deaths each year tobacco related causes each year. cancer from second-hand smoke. 9. Take a Vacation The top 10 international destinations (by tourist arrivals) I 1. France ..........74.2 million 6. United Kingdom .28.0 million 2. United States.....54.9 million 7. Turkey 25.5 million 3. Spain .52.2 million 8. Germany .24.2 million 4. China .50.9 million 9. Malaysia .23.6 million 5. Italy 43.2 million 10. Mexico .21.5 million 10. Volunteer to Help Others How many are helping? How much do we give? I heart helping Last year, Americans gave $28 billion to charity. That s more than double the next country. How much more do we help? In 2007, 26% of Americans T 3.5x 7x 14x more over the age of 16 volunteered According to charitynavigator.com, no developed to help others. country approaches American giving. in 1995, Americans gave, per capita, to charities and causes 3.5x as much as the French, 7x as much as the Germans and 14x as much as the Italians. Sources: *The most popular goals were taken from http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml 6. Creditcards.com - Credit card statistics, industry facts 7. American Psychological Association study, 2007 1. OECD Health Data 2009, Abovetheinfluence.com 2. Wikipedia, Census.gov 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associatedcontent.com 8. http://abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-sources.aspx 4. http://fitness.gov/resources_factsheet.htm 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World Tourism_rankings 10. Charitynavigator.org, BLS.gov - Volunteering in the U.S. 5. http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Weight-Loss-Statistics NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS The 10 Most Popular Goals for 2011* Around New Year's, many Americans set goals to make a change that will improve our lives in a meaningful way. We've gathered some interesting statistics about the most popular goals in the U.S. that may shed some light on why these resolutions are so popular among the masses. Happy New Year! 1. Drink LesS Alcohol Could be worSe... But still... Alcohol consumption (liters per capita, people age 15 and over) 1. Luxembourg 一 看 囉 画画 画画 画 的 囉 as 15.5 HERE LIES 2. Ireland 13.4 111¶¶¶¶¶1. 19% 3. Hungary 13.2 4. France 13.0 of drivers who died in vehicle 5. Austria 12.9 crashes had been drinking alcohol. BEER Not bad. AVERAGE 9.7 fage 16-20 22. U.S.A. 8.6 2. Get a Better Education Educational Attainment in the U.S. 2009 (% of adults 25+ who hold degrees) 0% 20 40 60 80 100% High School 86.7% Some College Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Professional Degree 55.6% 14,261,778 29,5% College students in the US. Room to groW.. 10.6% 2.9% 3. Get a Better Job Unemployment is on the rise... 5 in-demand jobs $50K that pay over 5OK 10% 9.3% 1. Pharmacist .$80K - 120K/year 8% 2. Speech Pathologist „$50K-80K/year 6% 3. Physical Therapist Over $50K/year 4% 4. Software Engineer Avg. $85K/year 2% 0% 5. Nurse Avg. $74K/year 4. Get Fit 大大 大 Adults need: Kids need: 25% 30 mins. of activity 60 mins. of activity 25% of children Only 3 in 10 adults gets watch 4 or more the recommended amount 5 days/week 7 days/week hours of TV a day. of physical activity. 5. LoSe Weight How many are overweight? Fat profits 108 million American In 2007, Americans $58 BILLION adults are overweight or spent $58 billion on obese, roughly 3 out of 5. weight loss products! 6. Manage Debt/Save Money Credit card debt Credit in college 65% of students with cards pay their bill in full every month. That is higher than the general adult population! The average credit cardholder has 50% Half of college undergraduates had 4 or more credit cards in 2008. 3.5 credit cards. 60% of consumers have a rewards credit card. 7. Reduce Stress Grrrr. Simmer down, now Fight the feelin' 1 in 3 Americans feel they are Stress leads more than half of Americans (54%) to fight living with extreme stress. Money and work are the leading sources. with people close to them. 8. Quit Smoking #1 Killer Seriously, a killer Smoking is the leading preventable Smoking puts your friends and 3,000 family at risk. Each year, approx. cause of death in the United States. More than 440,000 Americans die from 3,000 non-smokers die of lung 2nd-hand smoke deaths each year tobacco related causes each year. cancer from second-hand smoke. 9. Take a Vacation The top 10 international destinations (by tourist arrivals) I 1. France ..........74.2 million 6. United Kingdom .28.0 million 2. United States.....54.9 million 7. Turkey 25.5 million 3. Spain .52.2 million 8. Germany .24.2 million 4. China .50.9 million 9. Malaysia .23.6 million 5. Italy 43.2 million 10. Mexico .21.5 million 10. Volunteer to Help Others How many are helping? How much do we give? I heart helping Last year, Americans gave $28 billion to charity. That s more than double the next country. How much more do we help? In 2007, 26% of Americans T 3.5x 7x 14x more over the age of 16 volunteered According to charitynavigator.com, no developed to help others. country approaches American giving. in 1995, Americans gave, per capita, to charities and causes 3.5x as much as the French, 7x as much as the Germans and 14x as much as the Italians. Sources: *The most popular goals were taken from http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml 6. Creditcards.com - Credit card statistics, industry facts 7. American Psychological Association study, 2007 1. OECD Health Data 2009, Abovetheinfluence.com 2. Wikipedia, Census.gov 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associatedcontent.com 8. http://abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-sources.aspx 4. http://fitness.gov/resources_factsheet.htm 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World Tourism_rankings 10. Charitynavigator.org, BLS.gov - Volunteering in the U.S. 5. http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Weight-Loss-Statistics NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS The 10 Most Popular Goals for 2011* Around New Year's, many Americans set goals to make a change that will improve our lives in a meaningful way. We've gathered some interesting statistics about the most popular goals in the U.S. that may shed some light on why these resolutions are so popular among the masses. Happy New Year! 1. Drink LesS Alcohol Could be worSe... But still... Alcohol consumption (liters per capita, people age 15 and over) 1. Luxembourg 一 看 囉 画画 画画 画 的 囉 as 15.5 HERE LIES 2. Ireland 13.4 111¶¶¶¶¶1. 19% 3. Hungary 13.2 4. France 13.0 of drivers who died in vehicle 5. Austria 12.9 crashes had been drinking alcohol. BEER Not bad. AVERAGE 9.7 fage 16-20 22. U.S.A. 8.6 2. Get a Better Education Educational Attainment in the U.S. 2009 (% of adults 25+ who hold degrees) 0% 20 40 60 80 100% High School 86.7% Some College Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Professional Degree 55.6% 14,261,778 29,5% College students in the US. Room to groW.. 10.6% 2.9% 3. Get a Better Job Unemployment is on the rise... 5 in-demand jobs $50K that pay over 5OK 10% 9.3% 1. Pharmacist .$80K - 120K/year 8% 2. Speech Pathologist „$50K-80K/year 6% 3. Physical Therapist Over $50K/year 4% 4. Software Engineer Avg. $85K/year 2% 0% 5. Nurse Avg. $74K/year 4. Get Fit 大大 大 Adults need: Kids need: 25% 30 mins. of activity 60 mins. of activity 25% of children Only 3 in 10 adults gets watch 4 or more the recommended amount 5 days/week 7 days/week hours of TV a day. of physical activity. 5. LoSe Weight How many are overweight? Fat profits 108 million American In 2007, Americans $58 BILLION adults are overweight or spent $58 billion on obese, roughly 3 out of 5. weight loss products! 6. Manage Debt/Save Money Credit card debt Credit in college 65% of students with cards pay their bill in full every month. That is higher than the general adult population! The average credit cardholder has 50% Half of college undergraduates had 4 or more credit cards in 2008. 3.5 credit cards. 60% of consumers have a rewards credit card. 7. Reduce Stress Grrrr. Simmer down, now Fight the feelin' 1 in 3 Americans feel they are Stress leads more than half of Americans (54%) to fight living with extreme stress. Money and work are the leading sources. with people close to them. 8. Quit Smoking #1 Killer Seriously, a killer Smoking is the leading preventable Smoking puts your friends and 3,000 family at risk. Each year, approx. cause of death in the United States. More than 440,000 Americans die from 3,000 non-smokers die of lung 2nd-hand smoke deaths each year tobacco related causes each year. cancer from second-hand smoke. 9. Take a Vacation The top 10 international destinations (by tourist arrivals) I 1. France ..........74.2 million 6. United Kingdom .28.0 million 2. United States.....54.9 million 7. Turkey 25.5 million 3. Spain .52.2 million 8. Germany .24.2 million 4. China .50.9 million 9. Malaysia .23.6 million 5. Italy 43.2 million 10. Mexico .21.5 million 10. Volunteer to Help Others How many are helping? How much do we give? I heart helping Last year, Americans gave $28 billion to charity. That s more than double the next country. How much more do we help? In 2007, 26% of Americans T 3.5x 7x 14x more over the age of 16 volunteered According to charitynavigator.com, no developed to help others. country approaches American giving. in 1995, Americans gave, per capita, to charities and causes 3.5x as much as the French, 7x as much as the Germans and 14x as much as the Italians. Sources: *The most popular goals were taken from http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml 6. Creditcards.com - Credit card statistics, industry facts 7. American Psychological Association study, 2007 1. OECD Health Data 2009, Abovetheinfluence.com 2. Wikipedia, Census.gov 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associatedcontent.com 8. http://abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-sources.aspx 4. http://fitness.gov/resources_factsheet.htm 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World Tourism_rankings 10. Charitynavigator.org, BLS.gov - Volunteering in the U.S. 5. http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Weight-Loss-Statistics