SWS: Only 6% of Filipinos fulfilled ‘all’ New Year’s resolutions

New Year revelry. INQUIRER FILE

New Year’s Day wouldn’t be complete for most without coming up with the traditional New Year’s resolutions. Fulfilling them, however, is a different matter.

This as only 6% of Filipinos said they fulfilled all the New Year’s resolutions they promised for 2017, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

In its study done from December 8 to 16, the SWS said about 46% answered in the affirmative when asked if they came up with a list they wanted to do or change as they welcomed 2017.

However, only 6% said “all or almost all” of the resolutions have been fulfilled, 12% said “most” of them were achieved, 23% said “a few,” while 4% said “almost none or none,” according to the SWS.

Those who fulfilled “all, almost all, or most” of their resolutions were highest among classes ABC at 25%, followed by class E at 19%, and class D at 18%.

The proportion was also highest among college graduates at 26%, followed by high school graduates at 20%, elementary school graduates at 16%, and non-elementary school graduates at 14%.

SWS said the survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults nationwide, with 300 each in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

The survey has a margin of error of ±3% nationwide, ±4% for Luzon, and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Visayas and Mindanao, the SWS said. /cbb