On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> <http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=18182523&page=0>
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> Recession takes its emotional toll on cities
> The economic downturn could lead to higher rates of crime, divorce, alcohol
> and drug abuse, depression and suicide.
> By BusinessWeek
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> To get a sense of where the pain points are greatest, BusinessWeek.com came
> up with a list of the 20 unhappiest cities. These are major cities that were
> ranked based on their rates of suicide, depression, divorce, unemployment,
> job loss, population loss, crime, amount of green space and cloudy days.
> BusinessWeek.com gave most emphasis to suicide and depression rates, crime
> and economic factors. The city with the highest overall score in our index
> was Portland, the beautiful Oregon city that also has very high depression
> and suicide rates. St. Louis, New Orleans and Detroit were high on the list,
> largely because of their rates of crime, unemployment and population loss.
> Other cities such as Las Vegas and Jacksonville, Fla., ranked high because
> of their suicide rates and difficult economic conditions.
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> Top 10 unhappiest American cities
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> 1. Portland, Ore.
> 2. St. Louis
> 3. New Orleans
> 4. Detroit
> 5. Cleveland
> 6. Jacksonville, Fla.
> 7. Las Vegas
> 8. Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.
> 9. Cincinnati
> 10. Atlanta
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