PEOPLE from Glasgow are less concerned about vandalism or antisocial behaviour than those in other UK cities, a new report has found.

They are also more likely to speak to their neighbours than people in Manchester or Liverpool.

However the survey, by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, found that people from Glasgow were half as likely to do unpaid or voluntary work, with the gap highest among the cities' well-off professional classes.

The paper, Exploring potential reasons for Glasgow's 'excess' mort-ality, looked at possible reasons behind the city's poor health record.

Researchers carried out a major poll in three cities, with similar social backgrounds, to see if there were any marked differences.

Comparisons between the three cities showed "strikingly" similar levels of poverty depriv-ation and educational attainment.

Researchers noted that the clear link between deprivation and high mortality is the core reason why Glasgow, and other relatively poorer cities in the UK, such as Liverpool, suffers such bad health.

However evidence shows premature mortality in Glasgow is still 30% higher.

David Walsh, public health programme manager at the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, said: "This isn't about seeking explan-ations in place of poverty. It's about seeking explanations alongside that for why Glasgow is so different.

"Everyone has their pet theory on this.

"What comes out of the research is the complexity of it all."