The AC Nielsen Online Consumer Opinion Survey, conducted in late October and early November 2006, polled 25,408 Internet users in 46 countries from Europe, the Asia-Pacific, North America, the Baltics and the Middle East on the most popular resolution for the year 2007. It showed that nine out of every 10 Vietnamese want to see a change for the better.

The survey also revealed that 58 percent of Thai people want to take up a new hobby and 18 percent want to cut down on alcohol while 77 percent of the Filipinos want to exercise more and 52 percent of Malaysians want to eat ice-cream.

However, not every one was clear about their New Year’s resolutions. AC Nielsen said that only one-third of Japanese people decided on their resolutions, with just 13 percent believing their New Year’s resolutions will be met.

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