1 in 4.76

The odds an adult will make a New Year's resolution to lose weight are 1 in 4.76 (US, 1/2008).

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The Wall Street Journal. Fewer U.S. Adults are Making New Year's Resolutions, According to the Latest WSJ.com/Harris Interactive Study . The Wall Street Journal Online. February 12, 2008;7(2):1-7.

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Population Estimates Program [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php

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A person aged 18 or older.

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The same odds as the odds an ever-married or cohabiting man has cheating during the relationship !

http://www.bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Sex/Odds/The-odds-an-ever-married-or-cohabiting-man-has-cheated-during-the-relationship-are-1-in-4.76-US-8-2004

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