100-Person Poll
Are you making New Year’s resolutions?
Yes…56
No…44
What are they? (Choose as many as you want.)
Lose weight … … … … … … … … … 29
Exercise more … … … … … … … … . 29
Work harder… … … … … … … … … 12
Read more … … … … … … … … … .10
Quit smoking … … … … … … … … … 9
Get out of debt … … … … … … … … . . 9
Find a man … … … … … … … … … . . 9
Cook at home more … … … … … … … 8
Quit my job … … … … … … … … … . . 5
Stop drinking … … … … … … … … … 2
Other: “Give up French fries.” “Get rich.”
Did you successfully keep any from last year?
Yes … . . 38
No … . . 27
Didn’t make them … . . 35
If you’re making resolutions for ’06, are they new ones or the same ones you failed to keep last year?
New … 31
Do-over … 24
Combo … 3
N/A … 42
What resolution would you like your significant other to make?
“Get a job.” “Play less video games.” “Be faithful.” “Leave me.” “Be more romantic.” “Stop being jealous.” “Pick up your dirty clothes.” “Commitment.”“Be less critical.” “Be less sensitive.” “Just chill out.” “Be a little less rigid about gender roles.” “Work less.” “Quit chewing tobacco.”
Is the city better off than it was a year ago?
Better … 80
Worse … 11
No change … 4
Dunno … 5
Are you better off than you were a year ago?
Better … 84
Worse … 14
No change … 1
Dunno … 1
What are you looking forward to most in ’06?
Getting a better job … 36
The Winter Olympics … 16
Getting married … 11
Leaving town … 5
Having kids … 3
Retirement … 3
Midterm elections … 2
Other….24, including “peace in Iraq,” “meeting a smoking-hot chick,” “graduating college,” “getting divorced,” and “just surviving another year.”
2006 PREDICTIONS:
Will the stock market go up or down?
Up … . 71
Down … . 4
Dunno … . 5
Will the real-estate bubble burst?
Yes … . 48
No … . 51
Dunno … . 1
Will Howard Stern succeed on satellite radio?
Yes … . 60
No … . 35
Who cares? … . 5
Will Kate Moss stay sober?
Yes … 20
No … 68
I hope so … 1
I don’t care … 11