Bah Humbug - Hogmanay At Home

A boring 38% of British adults plan to enter the 21st Century from the comfort of their own homes.

A MORI survey, commissioned by Camelot Group PLC, reveals that an incredible two in five will stay at home for the final night of the Millennium.

• 38% will stay at home
• 24% will go to a private party
• 16% have no plans yet or don't know
• 9% will be in a pub or club
• 6% are going to an organised event
• 6% won't do anything special
• 2% are travelling abroad

Home for the Elderly

16% of those aged 16-24 are amongst the stay-at-homes. 35% of the 25-34 age-group will be at home too. And increasing with age, 40% of 35-44 year olds, 44% of 45-54 year olds and 47% of those aged 55 and over will not be venturing out.

Watching Television?

The stay-at-home trend is good news for the television companies spending millions of pounds on extra-special Millennium broadcasts.

Additional research, carried out by Camelot Group PLC, The National Lottery operator, shows that 92% of adults intend to play National Lottery Big Draw 2000, Britain's biggest ever lottery draw.* It will be shown live on BBC1 on New Year's Eve and is expected to create at least 25 new millionaires.

* This figure comes from commercial marketing research carried out by Camelot. It is totally independent to the MORI research.

Camelot is the operator of The National Lottery and is committed to maximising returns to The Good Causes designated by Parliament.

Camelot is not responsible for distributing these funds.

Technical details

MORI interviewed 1,011 adults aged 15+ between 25-30 November 1999