There was a time when New Year’s Eve was seen as the ultimate night out, but a new survey claims that end of year debauchery is a thing of the past.
According to Tesco’s annual Christmas report, which surveyed more than 2,000 adults in the UK between 5 and 9 October, 70 per cent of people are planning to have a quiet night in this year, either with a small group of friends or alone.
Just eight per cent said they would be going to a bar or club, while one in 10 (11 per cent) said they’d go to a house party to mark the arrival of 2019.
This was true even for millennials – those aged between 18 and 34 – who previous studies have shown drink less than previous generations.
As for why people might be shunning New Year’s Eve celebrations this time around, 40 per cent of respondents said they wanted to avoid the crowds and 32 per cent said they wanted to save money.
Meanwhile, 29 per cent simply said they had “no desire to leave the house”.
The survey echoes similar findings in a recent Ipsos survey commissioned by Netflix, which claimed that 77 per cent of parents with children between the aged of three and 13 would be staying in this year on New Year’s Eve.
Netflix, who has released a special New Year’s Eve-themed clip designed for families staying in, also conducted a separate survey with the research company YPulse, which found that 70 per cent of those in millennial and generation Z demographics would prefer to see in 2019 from the comfort of their own homes.
