[lbo-talk] Sleepless in Detroit

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Tue Nov 16 06:39:51 PST 2004


Charles, they say Detroit is the worst city for sleep in America, an index of deprivations by racial and class oppressions. Ohio has the distinction of the only state that has two of its cities ranked among the worst ten. Minneapolis apparently is the happiest place for the working class. Good for you, Steve.

<blockquote>The Best and Worst Places for Sleep

The "Sleep in the City" study ranked America's 50 most populous metropolitan areas based on five criteria: the number of days in the past month that residents reported not getting enough sleep or rest, average length of daily commute, divorce rate, unemployment rate, and overall happiness index. The happiness index was derived from questions about a person's physical, mental, and emotional health.

For the best-ranked cities for sleep, the study found higher scores for overall happiness and low unemployment, which highly correlated to number of nights with good sleep. The cities that scored poorly on number of nights with good sleep also had low scores on measures of happiness, and were established as the worst cities for sleep. According to the study, Detroit earned the distinction as the worst place for sleep due to a low number of nights with good sleep, along with a high unemployment rate and a low happiness index. Minneapolis was identified as the city where residents may have the easiest time getting a restful night's sleep. Residents reported having nearly 23 nights of good sleep during an average month. Other factors that helped Minneapolis clinch the title of best city for sleep were a high score on the overall happiness index, a short commute time, and low unemployment.

Worst Cities for Sleep 1. Detroit, MI 2. Cleveland, OH 3. Nashville, TN 4. Cincinnati, OH 5. New Orleans, LA 6. New York, NY 7. Las Vegas, NV 8. Miami, FL 9. San Francisco, CA 10. St. Louis, MO

Best Cities for Sleep 1. Minneapolis, MN 2. Anaheim, CA 3. San Diego, CA 4. Raleigh-Durham, NC 5. Washington, DC 6. Northern NJ 7. Chicago, IL 8. Boston, MA 9. Austin, TX 10. Kansas City, MO

<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-18-2004/0002284405&EDATE=></blockquote> -- Yoshie

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