It looks as if this list of stressed states was compiled from data collected last January. I was sort of surprised that so much of the old South is super stressed, at the top of the list. I would have thought that electing their new president would have cheered them up? On the other hand the results of the election can only be comforting to a certain degree. Still the stress in the South is curious?
"The percentage of Americans who reported experiencing at least one symptom of stress over the past month rose from 71 percent in August 2016 to 80 percent in January 2017," The American Psychological Association reported in February.
So where is this stress hitting Americans the hardest?
WalletHub, a personal finance website, produced a study titled "2017’s Most & Least Stressed States" that ranks all 50 states (and D.C.) in terms of stress levels.
Alabama is stressed AF.
The overall stress level of each state (and D.C.) is assessed by looking at four main stressors: work-related, money-related, family-related, and health & safety-related stressors. It was scored in each of these categories based on 33 relevant metrics (like "average commute time" under work-related stress and "divorce rate" under family-related stress) and given points.
"We then calculated the overall score for each state and the District based on its weighted average across all metrics," the researchers explain "and used the resulting scores to construct our final ranking."
The conclusion? Alabama is considered the most stressed state in the nation, with Minnesota as the least stressed.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1UAexd/:1nYyVC8Q3:46iub4jt/www.attn.com/stories/16123/where-your-state-ranks-according-stress
"The percentage of Americans who reported experiencing at least one symptom of stress over the past month rose from 71 percent in August 2016 to 80 percent in January 2017," The American Psychological Association reported in February.
So where is this stress hitting Americans the hardest?
WalletHub, a personal finance website, produced a study titled "2017’s Most & Least Stressed States" that ranks all 50 states (and D.C.) in terms of stress levels.
Alabama is stressed AF.
The overall stress level of each state (and D.C.) is assessed by looking at four main stressors: work-related, money-related, family-related, and health & safety-related stressors. It was scored in each of these categories based on 33 relevant metrics (like "average commute time" under work-related stress and "divorce rate" under family-related stress) and given points.
"We then calculated the overall score for each state and the District based on its weighted average across all metrics," the researchers explain "and used the resulting scores to construct our final ranking."
The conclusion? Alabama is considered the most stressed state in the nation, with Minnesota as the least stressed.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1UAexd/:1nYyVC8Q3:46iub4jt/www.attn.com/stories/16123/where-your-state-ranks-according-stress