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Extend Health Survey: Just 21% Of Seniors Say They Will Make New Year's Resolutions For 2012SAN MATEO, Calif --(Business Wire)-- Just days away from the start of a New Year, a survey of 479 seniors revealed that just 21%1 plan to make New Year's resolutions for 2012 while another 26% said they might. When asked if any of New Year's resolutions they might make will be related to living a healthier lifestyle, a small majority of 53% said "yes;" 24% said "no;" and 24% said "maybe." When asked which resolution respondents would make if they could only make one, no single resolution from 14 choices earned an overwhelming response, although 22% of respondents said they would resolve to "get more exercise" and 21% said "lose weight." The survey was fielded from December 22-26, 2011 by Extend Health, Inc., which operates the nation's largest private Medicare exchange. Questions and detailed results from the survey are as follows:
Extend Health has helped hundreds of thousands of seniors compare and choose private Medicare plans. Extend Health is the only place seniors can compare more than 4,000 plans from more than 75 carriers side by side and find plans that best meet their needs. Licensed benefit advisors are available to help seniors evaluate their Medicare coverage and explore new options quickly and easily. About Extend Health: Extend Health, Inc., founded in 2004, operates the largest private Medicare exchange in the country. For more information, visit Extend Health on the web at http://www.extendhealth.com. Extend Health is a registered trademark of Extend Health, Inc. Other names may be trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners. 1 For top line reporting purposes, Extend Health, Inc. rounds percentages up or down as appropriate. |
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