New research suggests young people want to be smarter savers and New Year's priorities differ by region.

An online poll of over 2000 British men and women released today from PopCap Games revealed Britain's top new year's resolutions for 2011.

While some of the resolutions may not come as a surprise, what is surprising is that, of those who plan to make a new year's resolution in 2011, the top resolutions are almost exactly identical for both men and women:

1. To lose weight/keep fit ˗ 38% (35 per cent men; 41 per cent women)

2. To reduce stress and enjoy life more/have more fun ˗ 23per cent (24per cent men; 23 per cent women)

3. To save money ˗ 15% (15 per cent men; 15per cent women)

Age difference

While men and women agreed on these three resolutions, there is a marked point of difference among the age groups when it comes to their top priority resolution. Of those polled who plan to make resolutions, young people aged 18-24 are Britain's most committed savers (29 per cent) but they are least committed to reducing their stress or having more fun (16 per cent); while people aged 55+ are the most committed to reducing stress or having more fun (31 per cent) and those over 55 least concerned with saving (nine per cent). In fact, across all age groups who are planning to make resolutions, the research revealed a rough trend that as people get older they are less concerned with saving money as their top priority resolution and more committed to reducing stress and enjoying their lives:

AGE 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+

Lose weight/ 28% 33% 42% 41% 42%

keep fit

Reduce 16% 18% 20% 27% 31%

stress or

have more

fun

Save money 29% 19% 12% 11% 9%

Of those who employ techniques to help them stick to their resolutions, the most popular techniques ever employed include promising themselves a reward if they succeed (44 per cent), getting support from people around them (43 per cent), and finding a distraction (19 per cent).