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Best and worst US states in well-being of people. Ranking is based on homicide rate, suicide rate, poverty rate, education quality, and life expectancy. (lemmy.world)

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[–] macaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Utah ranks higher than Colorado. That’s a bit surprising. I guess crazy politics doesn’t weigh down the rankings.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 38 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hi. I was born in Utah.

The statistics presented here likely primarily include Mormons. Mormons, granted, tend to experience higher rates of senses of well-being due to thorough, lifelong conditioning into a religion that (to put it very very lightly) trains and encourages wishful thinking and group conformity to levels that would make a tankie blush.

Those who leave this religion (cult that has the all-time gold medal championship title in doublethink and mental gymnastics in archeology) tend to experience significantly higher rates of suicide, mortality, and depression. The youth suicide rate alone shot up 192% from 2009 to 2014. https://www.rationalfaiths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LGBTQStats-2.pdf

Speaking from personal experience, Utah is a theocracy, straight up. The church controls everything from the state congress to the real estate. They have loopholes in the department of education that allow ecclesiastical education at public schools. I'd know, I graduated from one.

Fuck Utah.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 weeks ago

If they have loopholes in the DoE for this, I'm sure the Satanic Temple can do so as well

[–] sixeyo@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I assume that's because they drink almost no alcohol. That's probably good for their health.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/alcohol-consumption-by-state

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Utah is also a massive outlier when it comes to other Republican states.

Utah has a high percentage of its population with college education. It also has a relatively robust state welfare program compared to other Republican states. And, from what I've seen regarding comparative state politics, Utah's political leaders appear to be relatively uncorrupt and able to plan long term growth.