John Thornton
Mark Bennett wrote:
> Jacksonville? No. 6? I mean, I wouldn't live there for anything, but why
> are the citizens of Jacksonville so miserable?
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> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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>> <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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>> ...
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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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