Perceptions of Place and Health in Socially Contrasting Neighbourhoods

Anne Ellaway, Sally Macintyre and Ade Kearns
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Anne Ellaway: Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 9RZ, UK, A.Ellaway@msoc.mrc.gla.ac.uk
Sally Macintyre: Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 9RZ, UK, S.Macintyre@msoc.mrc.glaac.uk
Ade Kearns: Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RS, UK, A.J.Kearns@socsci.gla.ac.uk

Urban Studies, 2001, vol. 38, issue 12, 2299-2316

Abstract: This paper describes an analysis of perceptions of the local residential environment and self-reported health in four socially contrasting neighbourhoods in Glasgow in the late 1990s. After adjusting for individual characteristics such as age, sex and social class, neighbourhood of residence predicted perceptions of problems and neighbourhood cohesion in the area: and self-assessed health, mental health and recent symptoms were associated with perceived local problems and neighbourhood cohesion. Housing tenure and employment status also predicted perceptions of the neighbourhood. These results support the importance of tackling anti-social problems in worst-off areas and of neighbourhood management across a range of areas.

Date: 2001
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