West Virginia named 'Most Depressing State' (Morgantown: unemployment rate, living, design)

[CurseOfWilmore]

Let me correct myself, that is Williamson,WV 4th street in the pic.

[CTMountaineer]

Originally Posted by SwampFox35

i thought the depression was going to be due to number of cloudy overcast days, since it was weather.com reporting it, not this other stuff they talk about. the seasonal affect like seattle and portland has.

This whole thing is the result of an overactive imagination on the part of some bozo with nothing better to do. Weather Channel... psych experts... Okay. They must have gone to Pitt or some other academy for bubble headed space cadets.

[snorpus]

Tell me what you want to prove, let me pick the statistics, and I'll prove anything you want.

I think this is a case of "Those people must be depressed, look how far they have to drive to get to Starbucks!"

[cry_havoc]

Originally Posted by snorpus

Tell me what you want to prove, let me pick the statistics, and I'll prove anything you want.

I think this is a case of "Those people must be depressed, look how far they have to drive to get to Starbucks!"

If there is something wrong with their data please share it.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by cry_havoc

If there is something wrong with their data please share it.

What data?

[cry_havoc]

Originally Posted by pknopp

What data?

So you don't even understand the methodology behind this?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by cry_havoc

So you don't even understand the methodology behind this?

I didn't see where it was posted. Could you point it out to me.

[cry_havoc]

Originally Posted by pknopp

I didn't see where it was posted. Could you point it out to me.

Sure.

Page 1.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by cry_havoc

Sure.

Page 1.

The Mountain State is ranked last or next-to-last in every mental-health category on our list,

Where is this list and what exactly does it say? Who performed this study? One of the weather ladies? It's a study from the weather channel. LOL

They don't even get the weather right a good bit of the time.

[cry_havoc]

Originally Posted by pknopp

The Mountain State is ranked last or next-to-last in every mental-health category on our list,

Where is this list and what exactly does it say? Who performed this study? One of the weather ladies? It's a study from the weather channel. LOL

They don't even get the weather right a good bit of the time.

Did you read the first page?

It is from health.com and it is from federal agencies.

It is also consistent with

examiner
business insider
business log
Gallup-Hathaway
UVA
USAtoday
and many other studies

Depression and suicide rates state by state - USATODAY.com
The 13 Most Miserable States In America - Business Insider
Hawaii No. 1 in U.S. for Wellbeing, and West Virginia Last
Mississippi named among the '10 Most Depressing States in the United States' - Business Blog
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...42965579,d.dmQ

This is not exactly breaking news. WV has had this distinction for several years from several different sources.