Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester

The information below was taken from the 3 City Survey undertaken in 2011. 

Respondents who have no one to ask for help in Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester
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In terms of social support, respondents were asked how many people outside their home (e.g. friends, relatives and neighbours) they could ask for help in relation to: going to the shop for them if unwell; lending them some money for a few days; and giving advice and support in a crisis. Significantly higher numbers of Manchester respondents reported that they had no one to ask for any of those kinds of help: 16% compared with 7% and 4% respectively in the Glasgow and Liverpool samples.  Although not shown here, this was true across all ages, both genders, and all area types (but especially for those living in the most deprived areas). 

Notes

The 3 City Survey was carried out in partnership between the Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Health Scotland.  The full report can be found here.

The survey was carried out between July and November 2011.  The sample size was 3,701 in total (1,288 in Glasgow, 1,202 in Liverpool and 1,211 in Manchester). This was achieved with an overall 55% response rate, ranging from 53% in Manchester to 58% in Glasgow (the rate for Liverpool was 55%), and from 53% in the least deprived areas of the three cities to 58% in the most deprived areas.