Comments on: Map of U.S. Well-Being Indicators

By: Gwen Sharp

Gwen Sharp — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:17:19 +0000

Oh, that was an oversight on my part! I certainly meant to link to the exact article but forgot. Thanks for providing it below! I’ll put it in the article.

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By: Andie

Andie — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:29:14 +0000

Presenting the information by congressional district obscures the urban/rural divide in some cases too. I find it hard to believe that the people in NY’s rural southern tier are fairing as well as this map would have you believe. Of course, their congressional district includes suburban Rochester, which probably skews the results.

By: R F

R F — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:54:07 +0000

With Maine as an example, does the transition from the overall state of well-being in 2009 vs the apparent disparity of data presented (e.g. depression rates + poor access to food_ undermine the validity of the study? Also, as a New Englander, I was surprised to see that those who live in Western Massachusetts reported greater stress than those who live in the greater Boston region. Given, Western Massachusett’s liberal and rural reputation, perhaps those who responded to the survey had a relative conception of their stress levels.

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By: gasstationwithoutpumps

gasstationwithoutpumps — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:39:09 +0000

I still don’t see how reducing the resolution on a picture makes it easier to read. In fact it makes it much harder to see that the important distinctions are more often urban/rural than state1/state2.

By: Makenzie

Makenzie — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:35:11 +0000

Is anyone else startled by how well Alaska is doing? I’ve always seen stats that indicated we had a lot of depression, suicide, alcohol abuse, etc.

By: Molly W.

Molly W. — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:18:41 +0000

Easier to read = simplified; easier to read =/= more accurate

By: gasstationwithoutpumps

gasstationwithoutpumps — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:34:33 +0000

Why do you believe that the lower-resolution map is “easier to read since it’s presented by state rather than congressional district”? It hides some very important distinctions between coastal and inland California. The Congressional districts are closer to being the same size in terms of population, so presents a much clearer picture of the situation.

By: danielle

danielle — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:36:57 +0000

LINK to the interactive maps, originally provided at the NY Times website:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/06/weekinreview/20110306-happiness.html?scp=5&sq=well-being&st=cse

By: danielle

danielle — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:28:54 +0000

You should post (give credit to) the actual link to the interactive maps. I’d like to be able to zoom and have no idea where the originals are, other than somewhere on the NYT site.

By: Dena

Dena — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:49:36 +0000

Absolutely – and then add in the gender and ethnic imbalances in service industry vs others, management vs non-management.

Sanctions…bad chill. What a perfectly concise, horribly painful word for the result of being openly unhappy.

By: Dena

Dena — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:44:04 +0000

Must be a quality rather than quantity issue – northern California, Oregon, and Washington are doing pretty well.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:13:15 +0000

yeah… women are trained to smile a lot… there are sanctions for not smiling.

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:03:07 +0000

What a great post! interesting that neither Kentucky nor West Virginia has one single congressional district that isn’t miserable. Considering the enormous quantity of weed grown in both states……