Lifting the lid on lifestyle choices

THE survey also asked you about your lifestyle, from exercise to social media and drug use.

More than a fifth of people in Manchester and Salford admitted to taking illegal drugs in the last year – compared to around one-in-seven across the region as a whole, or 16 per cent.

The cities also had the lowest percentage of people who had not smoked or taken drugs at all in the last year.

Trafford and Wigan had the highest, with two thirds of people saying they had done neither.

In Greater Manchester as a whole a third of people had smoked a cigarette in the last year, with over 38pc of people in Rochdale puffing away in the last 12 months and just under 30pc in Trafford.

The vast majority of people had not tried legal highs, although people in Manchester were most likely to have done so, with those in Wigan the least.

More than a quarter of people across the region said they never touch a drop of alcohol – and a further third stick to one day a week.

Stockport and Manchester had the highest proportion of people boozing most days, while Oldham had the biggest percentage saying they abstain entirely.

Meanwhile, one-in-four people overall admit to never exercising at all, but the figure rises to more than 30pc in Oldham and Tameside.

The fittest area appears to be Salford – where 28pc of people say they exercise most days, compared to 22pc in Rochdale.

There is considerable variation in your social media tastes too.

Stockport is the Facebook capital of Greater Manchester, with a massive 85pc of people using it – although it also came out top across the region as a whole, at 79pc.

Trafford and Stockport were the keenest on Whatsapp, which came second across the region, but Oldham residents were by far and away the biggest fans of Snapchat – with 36pc saying they used the messaging app. Salford, meanwhile, seems to be having a love affair with Instagram, with nearly half those who responded saying they use it, compared to 44pc overall.