14% of Americans Are Giving Something Up for Lent
14% of Americans Are Giving Something Up for Lent
Are you participating in Lent? From Wednesday until April 3rd millions of Americans will be giving up something for the next 40 days.
Some people are hardcore, and follow strict rules . . . some are more relaxed, and just cut out meat on Fridays during Lent. And others use it as an opportunity to sacrifice luxuries or habits, like TV, social media, or things like alcohol, chocolate, or coffee. In a poll of more than 8,000 Americans, 14% said they ARE giving up something for Lent this year. That’s about 1 in 7 people. 70% said they aren’t. And 16% aren’t sure.
Interestingly, Gen Z’ers are most likely to say they ARE giving up something (19%). Gen X’ers and Boomers are the least-likely (12%). 25% of people say they think Lent sacrifices are usually successful. 18% say people are generally unsuccessful at cutting stuff out. And 57% are not sure if people stick to it or not.
They didn’t ask WHAT people are giving up, unfortunately. But it probably runs the gamut between various types of fasting, like meat or sweets . . . apps like Facebook . . . or a specific vice, like Wendy’s Baconators.
Giving up something for Lent is similar to New Year’s Eve resolutions . . . although it’s easier, since it isn’t open-ended.
Lent is 40 days . . . and if you’re just doing the Friday thing, there are just six of those, depending on whether or not you’re including Good Friday on April 3rd.
