With 2010 underway, the latest findings from a nationwide study by CitySocialising, which polled over 4000 of its members across Brighton and other cities across the UK & Scotland about their new year’s resolutions, have revealed that 70% of people in Brighton will be making at least one new year’s resolution this January, 3% fewer than the UK average of 73%.

When Brightonians were asked what their new year’s resolutions for 2010 were going to be, ”finding true love” was at number one, a contrast to the rest of the UK where this resolution came an average fifth in place. Second most popular resolution in Brighton was to “enjoy life more” followed by “learning something new”.

Interestingly, the UK’s number two most popular resolution for 2010 of “losing weight” came only fifth on the list for Brightonians, in joint place with “paying off debts”, and the UK’s third most popular resolution to “get fit” came just seventh on the list of priorities for Brightonians.

When questioned about how long they expected to stick to their resolutions, the majority of those questioned in Brighton, 20%, only expected to last for 3 months, 19% between 2 weeks and month and 7% for less than a week.

Just 13% of those questioned in Brighton divulged that they usually kept their resolutions for at least year. Overall across the UK, although men (67%) were found less likely than women (77%) to actually make resolutions, they appeared to be better at sticking to them, with 20% claiming they kept their resolution for a year or more, compared to just 15% of women.

Sanchita Saha, CEO & founder of CitySocialising said:

“People in Brighton appear to be getting ready to take their love lives more seriously than rest of the UK this year, even more than their health and fitness which is a real contrast to the rest of the UK. But it’s great to see that this is almost on par with Brightonians’ resolve to just enjoy life more this year.”

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For full results of the poll by city (London, Manchester, Bristol, Brighton, Rest of UK) more information on CitySocialising contact press@citysocialising.com

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CitySocialising’s national “All New You” month will see a national series of events across all major cities in the UK & Scotland, dedicated to helping people to stick to their resolutions including “Getting fit”, “Learning a new language”, “Learning to Salsa”, “Meeting new people” and more.

Brighton’s Top Resolutions for 2010;

Q. What new year’s resolutions (can choose up to 3) you will be making in 2010?

All UK: total 4145 people (choosing up to 3 each)
1. Enjoy life more (34%)
2. Lose weight / go on a diet (24%)
3. Get fit / start exercising (22%)
4. Learn something new (22%)
5. Find true love (22%)
6. Get a better job (19%)
7. Save money (18%)
8. Pay off my debts (16%)
9. Take a trip (14%)
10. Reduce stress (11%)
10. Spend more time with family and friends (11%)
11. Quit smoking (6%)
12. Drink less (5%)

Brighton All: 530 (choosing up to 3 each)
1. Find true love (26%)
2. Enjoy life more (25%)
3. Learn something new (23%)
4. Get a better job (21%)
5. Lose weight / go on a diet (17%)
6. Pay off my debts (17%)
7. Save money (13%)
8. Reduce stress (11%)
9. Get fit / start exercising (9%)
10. Take a trip (9%)
11. Quit smoking (7%)
12. Drink less (7%)
13. Spend more time with family and friends (6%)