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CDC State by State Data on “Frequent Mental Distress”
A new study shows that rates of stress, depression and emotional problems vary by geographic region. The findings, to be published in the June 2009 American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is based on about 2.4 million U.S. adults who participated in CDC surveys from 1993 to 2001 and 2003 to 2006 as part of the ongoing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System study.
Participants were asked by phone how many of the previous 30 days their mental health -- including stress, depression, and emotional problems -- was "not good." People who said their mental health was "not good" at least 14 out of the previous 30 days had "frequent mental distress," according to CDC researchers.
Here's the percentage of adults by state with frequent mental distress for both time periods combined.
For those of you from Missouri, that state ranks 39th on this list. Our Illinois neighbors rank 10th. Most Mentally Healthy state: Hawaii. Unhealthiest state: Kentucky.
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State |
% of Residents with 14 or More Mentally Unhealthy Days |
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Hawaii |
6.6% |
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South Dakota |
6.7% |
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Washington, D.C. |
7.4% |
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Kansas |
7.5% |
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Nebraska |
7.5% |
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North Dakota |
7.5% |
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Arizona |
7.6% |
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Iowa |
7.7% |
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Montana |
7.7% |
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Illinois |
7.9% |
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Connecticut |
8.0% |
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Wisconsin |
8.1% |
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Minnesota |
8.2% |
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North Carolina |
8.4% |
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Alaska |
8.5% |
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Maryland |
8.5% |
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Vermont |
8.5% |
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Ohio |
8.6% |
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Wyoming |
8.6% |
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New Jersey |
8.7% |
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Oklahoma |
8.8% |
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New Hampshire |
8.8% |
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Maine |
9.0% |
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Virginia |
9.0% |
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Washington |
9.2% |
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Colorado |
9.3% |
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Louisiana |
9.3% |
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Pennsylvania |
9.3% |
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South Carolina |
9.3% |
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Idaho |
9.4% |
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Tennessee |
9.4% |
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Georgia |
9.5% |
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Massachusetts |
9.5% |
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Utah |
9.5% |
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New York |
9.6% |
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New Mexico |
9.7% |
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Rhode Island |
9.7% |
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Texas |
9.7% |
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Delaware |
9.8% |
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Missouri |
9.9% |
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Oregon |
10.0% |
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Arkansas |
10.1% |
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California |
10.1% |
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Florida |
10.1% |
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Indiana |
10.3% |
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Michigan |
10.5% |
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Alabama |
10.8% |
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Mississippi |
10.8% |
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Nevada |
10.9% |
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West Virginia |
11.2% |
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Kentucky |
14.4% |