Glasgow

Question 1

what percentage of the city is green space?

Answer 1

17%

Question 2

what is peoples access to the green space like?

Answer 2

97% live within a 10 min walk

Question 3

what is the life expectancy?

Answer 3

6 years below national average for men and 4 years below for women

Question 4

how much higher is anti-depressant prescribing than the Scottish average?

Answer 4

27%

Question 5

how much higher is self-harm than the Scottish average?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

how much higher is the death rate due to heart disease than Scottish average?

Answer 6

50%

Question 7

how much was spent on road investment for the commonwealth games?

Answer 7

£60 million

Question 8

what fraction don’t own a car?

Answer 8

2/3

Question 9

average temperatures in Glasgow?

Answer 9

1-15 degrees

Question 10

how much of an increased risk do they have of dying before 65?

Answer 10

30% higher risk of dying prematurely

Question 11

In Parkhead and Dalmarnock, what percentage claim out of work benefits?

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

what is the cultural norm in Glasgow?

Answer 12

‘drinking culture’ and high fast food diets

Question 13

how did government intervention impact health in Glasgow?

Answer 13

The rehousing schemes split up families and displaced them to peripheral estates. This created feelings of anger and alienation (decreased QoL and lived experience) and meant that they had little access to amenities so rely on a diet of fast food

Question 14

what is the ratio of men and women diagnosed with CHD?

Answer 14

1/7 men : 1/12 women

Question 15

what is the Glasgow effect?

Answer 15

huge inequality in life expectancy