Walking Deadman Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Is anybody too suprised by the Most Depressed City? http://articles.health.msn.com/id/100103843 Is Your Town Down? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Which towns stand in the face of depression By: Sara Vigneri More on this in Health & Fitness Maybe it was all those years of futility for the Phillies. Or the shadows cast by New York City to the north and Washington, D.C., to the south. Whatever the reasons, Philadelphia has earned the melancholy distinction of being America's most depressed city, followed closely by Detroit and St. Petersburg, Florida. Men's Health compiled this list based on antidepressant sales, courtesy of NDC Health; suicide rates, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and the number of days inhabitants reported being depressed, based on the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, accessed through bestplaces.net. Where can you find happiness? Texas, that's where. Three of its cities placed in the top four: number one, Laredo; number two, El Paso; and number four, Corpus Christi. The 20 Happiest Cities 1. Laredo, TX: A+ 2. El Paso, TX: A+ 3. Jersey City, NJ: A+ 4. Corpus Christi, TX: A+ 5. Baton Rouge, LA: A 6. Honolulu, HI: A- 7. Fresno, CA: A- 8. San Jose, CA: A- 9. Lincoln, NE: B+ 10. Bakersfield, CA: B+ 11. Buffalo, NY: B+ 12. Anchorage, AK: B+ 13. Stockton, CA: B+ 14. Shreveport, LA: B+ 15. (3-way tie) Madison, WI: B, Montgomery, AL: B, and Des Moines, IA: B 18. Wichita, KS: B 19. (tie) Sacramento, CA: B and Omaha, NE: B The 20 Most Depressed Cities 1. Philadelphia, PA: F 2. Detroit, MI: F 3. St. Petersburg, FL: F 4. St. Louis, MO: F 5. Tampa, FL: F 6. Indianapolis, IN: F 7. (3-way tie) Mesa, AZ: F, Phoenix, AZ: F, and Scottsdale, AZ: F 10. Cleveland, OH: F 11. New York, NY: D- 12. Salt Lake City, UT: D- 13. Atlanta, GA: D 14. (3-way tie) Yonkers, NY: D, Pittsburgh, PA: D, and Kansas City, MO: D 17. (3-way tie) Long Beach, CA: D, Los Angeles, CA: D, Nashville, TN" D 20. Portland, OR: D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Tooth Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I am surprised Denver is not on the happy list. We have over 300 days of sunshine a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 LA is the happy place in the world. The list sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Surprised to see Buffalo almost crack the top-ten on the happy list. It's always "overcast gray," snows a ton, the Bills lost four consecutive Super Bowls and there's no hockey right now... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 3 consecutive NFC Championship losses followed by a defeat in the Super Bowl will do that to a city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 ...though there is something going on in Texas....3 of the top 5 "happiest cities"????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thito_da_skins_fan Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Where's Vegas????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIBBS4PREZ Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I tell you what, if the skins don't start winning soon we will be on that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Surprised Cincinnati isnt on the list. Everyone seems depressed here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Tampa/St. Pete? Never thought of that as a depressed area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Originally posted by ntotoro Surprised to see Buffalo almost crack the top-ten on the happy list. It's always "overcast gray," snows a ton, the Bills lost four consecutive Super Bowls and there's no hockey right now... Nick My Buffalonian roommate showed me this list a few days ago and said the same thing. He says everyone in Buffalo hates it there and there's no way it's in the top 20 happiest cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manichispanic Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 How is Jersey City, New Jersey on the happy list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Bad methodology makes for bad results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 This is called the "bend over" and pray methodology (a cousin of the pulled it out of my a$$ methodology). . . In other words, just as predicto said, the methodology is completely off base, or so it seems by that list. Jersey City is an A and LA is an D :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks1240 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 nice job manichispanic :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I took a train to Philly a month or more ago and it was like a 45 minute ride through a themspark base on a landfill. Trash and burnt out buildings everywhere... I would have voted for them even before they lost the superbowl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Deadman Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Went to a Metallica concert at the Vet in Philly. The concert was great, but: 1. It was depressing there--everything was run down. I must have passed the same area Kevin B. mentions in a previous post... 2. Some @$$--hole left chewed gum on my wife's car. 3. The chants of E-A-G-L-E-S during the intermissions and the threat by about 5 Eagle fans to a Cowboys fan who was stupid enough to admit he was a Cowboys fan. I actually felt sorry for the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Those three Texas cities are all close to the Mexico border,they don't need anti-depressants....They got good ganga suppliers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Master Jay Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I love LA I think we were robbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Originally posted by thito_da_skins_fan Where's Vegas????? I am sure they could not get anyone to answer any questions. As we all know: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miragv Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Wow...jersey city? Seeing that just shows how stupid this report/list really is. From what I have seen and from what I hear I do not know how that is one of the happiest places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TODD Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Originally posted by ntotoro Surprised to see Buffalo almost crack the top-ten on the happy list. It's always "overcast gray," snows a ton, the Bills lost four consecutive Super Bowls and there's no hockey right now... Nick I work with a lot of people who are from Buffalo/Rochester and they are the proudest out-of-towners I've met. Maybe that plays into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 that list is just wierd, and I dont like how they conducted the survey. Texas has 3 in the top 5? Thats just weird. Ill concede that Philly is most depressed though, no wonder they like to beat up on other fans' kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 12. Salt Lake City, UT: D- Well, I was doing ok. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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