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I have to say I agree with the findings from work environments and being in public alot that there is a huge amount of unhappiness among many women, especially younger ones.
46% of women for instance in Oregon and Utah have poor mental status. The rates of women in bad mental health is especially high in the industrial Midwest and West coast.
South Dakota had the lowest amount of women in poor mental health at 30%. Many of the plains states from Texas and North Dakota.
Oddly, South Dakota has the lowest gap on female and male mental health. 25% women in poor mental health compared to 30% of men.
I am just going based off a short-trip from years ago to Sioux Falls but there but people there seem to be very calm, relaxed and reserved. I noticed that people tend to go into public there with a large social network. People there didn't seem very loud or opinionated just extremely mellow with a "what ever" mentality.
I have lived in several states and must admit that I am not surprised by the findings when it comes to the plains states having much better mental health then the west (Oregon, Utah)
In general, it seems like women do very good in states like Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas because they tend to be far closer to families and in general a large social network is important.
I have to say I agree with the findings from work environments and being in public alot that there is a huge amount of unhappiness among many women, especially younger ones.
46% of women for instance in Oregon and Utah have poor mental status. The rates of women in bad mental health is especially high in the industrial Midwest and West coast.
South Dakota had the lowest amount of women in poor mental health at 30%. Many of the plains states from Texas and North Dakota.
Oddly, South Dakota has the lowest gap on female and male mental health. 25% women in poor mental health compared to 30% of men.
I am just going based off a short-trip from years ago to Sioux Falls but there but people there seem to be very calm, relaxed and reserved. I noticed that people tend to go into public there with a large social network. People there didn't seem very loud or opinionated just extremely mellow with a "what ever" mentality.
I have lived in several states and must admit that I am not surprised by the findings when it comes to the plains states having much better mental health then the west (Oregon, Utah)
In general, it seems like women do very good in states like Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas because they tend to be far closer to families and in general a large social network is important.
Hmm..an anecdotal study..based on self-reporting:
"Data represent adults ages 18 and over who reported that their mental health was "not good" between one and 30 days in the past 30 days."
Data was gathered by:
"Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older."
Land-lines? Cells? A combo?
"not good" is a bit subjective for my tastes...in a study the purports to be scientific.
You draw a lot of conclusions from this...which is cool..your experience is as valid as any one else...but to draw any conclusions..from this one study..about the on-going state of women's mental health..or the causes, is a bit beyond me..
"Data represent adults ages 18 and over who reported that their mental health was "not good" between one and 30 days in the past 30 days."
Data was gathered by:
"Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older."
Land-lines? Cells? A combo?
"not good" is a bit subjective for my tastes...in a study the purports to be scientific.
You draw a lot of conclusions from this...which is cool..your experience is as valid as any one else...but to draw any conclusions..from this one study..about the on-going state of women's mental health..or the causes, is a bit beyond me..
Hmm...(taken from the CDC website) "the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is the nation's premier system of health related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventative services."
"Currently, there is a wide sponsorship of the BRFFS survey, including most divisions in the CDC national Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; other CDC centers; and federal agencies, such as the Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration on Aging, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Mental Health Services Administration."
It may be beyond you, but it is not beyond the CDC and many government health agencies.
I agree, men drive us batty... But to be honest, men won't talk -where women will tell you their woes. We might ask their bar tender. The study is showing a lot of women???
I agree, men drive us batty... But to be honest, men won't talk -where women will tell you their woes. We might ask their bar tender. The study is showing a lot of women???
No kidding. I've been apartment hunting and got texted to death by a landlady, who I deduced to be a 60-something retired lawyer that spent the whole time second guessing a decision I wasn't second guessing when I was parked at my credit union ready to grab deposit money...but, she couldn't keep it simp!e!
I should have said 25% of men surveyed had poor mental health in South Dakota compared to 30% of women.
My mistake. It does look that per the survey, the gap between female and male mental health is lowest in South Dakota
Across the country there seems to be a 10 pt difference between the sexes.
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Survey: 18 states with over 40% of women with poor mental health
