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HUFFINGTON
06.09.13
One Nation Under Stress
IF YOU NEED to de-stress, you could add some
cardio, try meditation — or move to Hawaii.
No surprise, that’s the least stressful place in
the U.S. to live, according to a Gallup-Healthways
survey on daily stress levels released in April. Researchers asked 350,000 Americans throughout
2012 if they were stressed “yesterday” on different days last year. The map below shows the
resulting stress levels by state, as well as the nation’s 15 most stressful cities, ranked by a 2011
Forbes study that analyzed data on wellbeing
measures such as unemployment, cost of living,
population density, traffic, air quality and more.
California is home to five of these cities, but sunny weather and some of the highest numbers of
per-capita yoga studios may help keep city traffic
and housing costs from dragging the state down.
As for the nation, more then 40 percent of
Americans reported feeling stressed the day before. Some states are influenced, of course, by
stressful metropolitain areas within
their borders. — Katy Hall
PERCENT OF AMERICANS WHO FELT STRESSED ‘YESTERDAY’
37.9 AND BELOW
38-38.9
39-40.9
41-42.9
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43 AND ABOVE
WA
8. BOSTON, MA
MT
ND
ID
7. SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Nevada
15. SACRAMENTO, CA
CO
1. LOS ANGELES, CA
3. CHICAGO, IL
IL
KS
SOURCE: GALLUP, FORBES
OK
NM
5. SAN DIEGO, CA
HI
PA
CT RI
NJ
WV
4. WASHINGTON, D.C.
VA
KY
NC
TN
AR
9. DALLAS, TX
TX
OH
IN
MO
AZ
14. RIVERSIDE, CA
NY
12. BALTIMORE, MD
IA
UT
CA
MA
MI
NE
ME
VT
6. PHILADELPHIA, PA
WI
SD
WY
NH
2. NEW YORK, NY
MN
OR
AK
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MD
DC
SC
MS
AL
GA
LA
FL
11. HOUSTON, TX
13. MIAMI, FL