What does the CDC have to say about this?
Personally, I’m convinced that the President commanded all of those people in Texas to be happy … or else. I am very grumpy, due to an excess of things going very WRONG, but was cheered by countless emails with my culturally brilliant Atlanta buddy and pizza&beer with the Monday Night gang. Beer good. I’m even (sort of) glad that I went to class.
Men’s Health compiled this list based on antidepressant sales, courtesy of NDC Health; suicide rates, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and the number of days inhabitants reported being depressed, based on the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, accessed through bestplaces.net.
1. Laredo, TX: A+
2. El Paso, TX: A+
3. Jersey City, NJ: A+
4. Corpus Christi, TX: A+
5. Baton Rouge, LA: A
6. Honolulu, HI: A-
7. Fresno, CA: A-
8. San Jose, CA: A-
9. Lincoln, NE: B+
10. Bakersfield, CA: B+
11. Buffalo, NY: B+
12. Anchorage, AK: B+
13. Stockton, CA: B+
14. Shreveport, LA: B+
15. (3-way tie) Madison, WI: B, Montgomery, AL: B, and Des Moines, IA: B
18. Wichita, KS: B
19. (tie) Sacramento, CA: B and Omaha, NE: B
The 20 Most Depressed Cities
1. Philadelphia, PA: F
2. Detroit, MI: F
3. St. Petersburg, FL: F
4. St. Louis, MO: F
5. Tampa, FL: F
6. Indianapolis, IN: F
7. (3-way tie) Mesa, AZ: F, Phoenix, AZ: F, and Scottsdale, AZ: F
10. Cleveland, OH: F
11. New York, NY: D-
12. Salt Lake City, UT: D-
13. Atlanta, GA: D
14. (3-way tie) Yonkers, NY: D, Pittsburgh, PA: D, and Kansas City, MO: D
17. (3-way tie) Long Beach, CA: D, Los Angeles, CA: D, Nashville, TN” D
20. Portland, OR: D
Dont know about CDC, but I say…no, beer FOAMY. I really cant explain except to say that there is no way I would live in any of the happy cities, except Honolulu, which I think should be topping the list. Perhaps the happy people are oblivious? Perhaps they rode all of the unhappy people out of town on a rail (sending them to New York and Atlanta…oops)
BAKERSFIELD? I agree with Megan…except for the Honolulu bit. Spent ten lackluster days there for New Years and wasnt impressed by icky high-rise fifties era hotels, office buildings, and the military-industrial complex. Maybe its all the ohana and aloha…Cheers, -K
off the subject, but i dont know how to post off subjuect commits, the apartment site that you have linked is pretty cool. i think that that i should have gone into architecture instead of civil. today i will be aidding in the design of drapes.
Too bad there are so many happy cities in TX. I very much dislike TX….. All for Honolulu however!