the 5 saddest states in america
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The Saddest States in America
• Community Activities• Environment Activities • Recreational Activities
• Emotional Well-Being• Physical Well-Being• Work Environment
Major FactorsMajor Factors
• Emotional Well-Being• Physical Well-Being• Work Environment
• Community Activities• Environmental Activities• Recreational Activities
Photo: Boston Public Library, via Flickr
Fifth Saddest
TennesseeThough Nashville is a quickly growing and vibrant city, the same can’t be said for the rest of the Volunteer State. Among Tennessee’s more dubious distinctions:
• Second-lowest rates of participation in sports.
• Fourth-highest obesity rate.• Fourth least safe state in America.
Mississippi
Fourth Saddest
MississippiMississippi, as well as many other Southern states, suffers from poor economic conditions, combined with higher-than-average rates of poverty, and poor physical health.
• Least-safe state in America.• Lowest sports participation in the
country.• Second-highest obesity rates.• Fifth-highest divorce rate.
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Third Saddest
KentuckyIt turns out that Kentuckians have high rates of insomnia while suffering from a number of physical and emotional maladies.
• Fewest residents in the country with adequate levels of sleep.
• Second-lowest levels of emotional and physical well-being.
• Fourth-lowest levels of community and recreational activities.
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Second Saddest
AlabamaThey may pride themselves on the success of their college football team, but Alabamans aren’t doing well as a group. Troubles at work and home are taking their toll.
• Third-worst work environment in America.
• Fifth-highest obesity rates.• Fifth-lowest levels of community
and recreational activities.• Fifth-lowest levels of physical and
emotional well-being in the country.
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Saddest
West Virginia
I have been covering studies like this for years, and West Virginia almost always comes in last. A combination of a poor economy, historical social isolation, and poor health combine to form a recipe for unhappiness.
• Worst state for physical and emotional well-being.
• Second-worst for community and recreational activities.
• Third-lowest rate of residents who get adequate sleep..
• Third-highest obesity rates.
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