Healthy Habits - Most Stressed States

 Research has revealed the most stressed states, with West Virginia coming out on top.

The study conducted by CBD oil products company CBDfx explored data from the United Health Foundation’s American Health Rankings to see which states had the highest rates of people reporting stress.

The study found that West Virginia had the highest mental and physical distress rate, making it the most stressed state. The data reports that 17.5% of citizens suffer from frequent mental distress, and 15.8% of citizens suffer from frequent physical distress. Combining these statistics, it scores 99.16 out of 100 on the ‘stress score’.

Kentucky comes in second place, with the state coming in with a stress score of 96.98 out of 100. This is due to 17.4% of citizens suffering from frequent mental distress and 15.2% suffering from frequent physical distress.

Coming in third place is Arkansas, which takes its place with a stress score of 94.94 out of 100. The state sees 17.8% of citizens suffer from frequent mental distress in the study, which is the highest of any state, but 14.2% suffer from frequent physical distress, meaning it takes second.

Louisiana comes in fourth place, with a stress score of 91.21. In the south-eastern state, 17.6% of citizens reported suffering from frequent mental distress, and 13.2% reported suffering from frequent physical distress.

Rounding out the top five is Nevada, coming in with a stress score of 90.68 out of 100, with 17.3% of citizens reporting frequent mental distress and 13.3% reporting frequent physical distress.

 

Rank	Name	Frequent mental distress %	Frequent physical distress %	Stress score /100
1	West Virginia	17.5	15.8	99.16
2	Kentucky	17.4	15.2	96.98
3	Arkansas	17.8	14.2	94.94
4	Louisiana	17.6	13.2	91.21
5	Nevada	17.3	13.3	90.68
6	Oklahoma	15.9	12.7	84.85
7	South Carolina	14.7	13.2	83.06
8	Alabama	15.8	11.8	81.72
9	Michigan	15.8	11.3	80.14
10	Tennessee	16.1	10.8	79.40

 

 

Using the same methodology, South Dakota is the ‘least stressed’ of any state, with just 9.4% of citizens reporting frequent mental distress and 7.9% reporting suffering from frequent physical distress.

Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson from CBDfx said: “While today there are many causes of stress, with some examples being your occupation, finances, or relationships with others, it’s important to note that there are many ways of dealing with stress as well. This makes the contrast between the least stressed and most stressed states so interesting, particularly because some of these states are in the same region of the country.”

 

 

Methodology: The ‘Stress Score’ was scored out of 100, based on a combination of frequent mental distress and frequent physical distress statistics

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