It's all good in my neighborhood
 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102438396

"Alaska leads states in well-being; West Virginia comes in last"

"Over the past seven years, Alaska has ranked in the top 10 four times. And Alaskans are having a good year for a reason, according to Dan Witters, research director of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
They do a lot of the blocking and tackling, as far as taking care of themselves and making good choices, but also demonstrating good holistic well-being in ways that extend beyond the conventional physical wellness," Witters said.

Come on up some time and chillax with the skookum sourdoughs, we'll show you how it's done.

Alaska is on mine and Patty's bucket list, right after Jamaica. Decisions, decisions...;)

Free money from the government helps doesn't it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund

Goes to show how important so cial is m is to the well being of the people.

Amazing how taking things easy helps :p

Pete

No need to move I'm 84 and last Tuesday Florence took my BP for giggles 124 over 75 and Pulse 59. The only reason Alaska is better is that you have been shipping us all your crappy weather.

No, it isn't. Apparently, Wyoming and Alaska are the two most depressing states in the country. Numbers 1 and 2 on the list. People go there, feel hopeless, trapped and ultimately whack themselves. Also interesting to note is the fact that whites, by far, are the most suicidal and the preferred method seems to be death by firearm. I wonder what the suicide ratio by political beliefs would be? :rolleyes:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6345a10.htm

https://www.afsp.org/understanding-s...ts-and-figures

With Love,
Dave

There are alcohol related deaths too from alcoholism and I bet Alaska is high on the list like Russia, Iceland, Greenland, etc.

Who ya gonna believe, Dave, a USA Today phone survey or a bunch of liberal scientists?

As to a connection between suicide and political parties, the BBC reported an Australian study a few years ago and found that the suicide rate spikes during times of Conservative government and falls when Labour are in charge. Every time, no exceptions and significantly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2263690.stm

John

I think there have been quite a few studies showing a link between suicide rates and latitude. The less sun you get the more you're susceptible to depression and suicide.

John

Good point. The results may be skewed as it's unlikely they did a phone interview with anyone who committed suicide.
If we could get a world government up and running, we could pass a law making it illegal to reside north of a certain latitude. Think of the lives that could be saved!
Uh... wait a minute... overpopulation....

Ok, a law that everyone must move north!

Sonny Crockett, Miami Vice, Season 5 Episode 17 "Freefall".

This will surprise you then John since it runs North-South including AK.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5532034.html

Not meant to challenge your observation in anyway. I too was quite surprised.

Maybe USA Today stumbled across a pocket of sunbirds...:rolleyes:

I don't think there's a real correlation here, rajoo. This is concerning causes of death where alcohol is a contributing factor and doesn't include suicide.

"They scanned 54 different causes of death linked to alcohol, which range from acute conditions like violence, alcohol poisoning and motor vehicle collisions, to chronic conditions like breast cancer and heart disease."

John

High seasonal affective disorder in those latitudes. It's August Mildred, time to break out the full spectrum light board.

Hmmm..... I never thought of that.