Insurance agency group Choice Mutual surveyed approximately 2,000 people in Florida and the U.S., asking them what the top items on their bucket list would be.
The most common items on Americans’ bucket lists were thrill-seeker events like jumping out of a plane or scaling a mountain, learning a new language, or seeing their favorite artist in concert.
So, the researchers analyzed respondents’ choices for specific items on their lists and found the most common must-do tasks on people’s lists across Florida and in the U.S.
Buckey list of the Florida survey.
1. Learn a new language
2. Visit specific landmarks in Europe
3. Become a millionaire
4. Retire early
5. Travel via cruise
6. Buy a vacation home
7. Visit specific landmarks in North America
8. Start a business
9. Visit specific landmarks in Asia
10. Build a house
Those items paralleled what others throughout the country said was on their list.
1. Visit specific landmarks in Europe
2. Visit specific landmarks in North America
3. Learn a new language
4. Become a millionaire
5. Travel via cruise
6. Travel via train
7. Retire early
8. Visit all 50 U.S. states
9. Build a house
Sixty percent of Americans don’t think they’ll check everything off their bucket list because of their financial situation.
Though a bucket list has become more of a conversation or a mental note, the survey found that 33% of Americans’ lists are digitized or written down on paper.
The survey also revealed the average person who had a list, 20% of the things they wanted to do were already accomplished.