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[list] Index of Ohio’s “well-being” by congressional district: not so well


According to the State and Congressional District Resource for Well-Being, ”a product of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index,” Ohio, as a state, ranks 47th most “well” state (meaning, not very well at all) out of 50. (Paging Jason Sullivan to do more breakdown of what it all means.)  The NYT blog, Economix, has a good explanation of what you can and can’t tell from this info – here’s the intro:

Want to be live among the happiest Americans? Move to Utah.

People in Utah report the highest levels of well-being, according to recent survey results from Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. West Virginia had the lowest score.

The index attempts to “measure what it is that people believe constitutes a good life, who is feeling good about life, and who is in need of a helping hand.” In general, the states where people reported feeling better about life were located primarily in the West, and lower well-being states were clustered in the Midwest and the South…

More about the index:

 The Gallup Poll, in conjunction with the American Health Insurance Plans and Healthways, created what it calls “The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index” to rank factors that help measure well-being in America’s rural and urban communities. The effort, “an on-going daily survey that began in January 2008,” polls 1,000 Americans per day, 350 days per year, according to the survey’s Web site.

The poll studies “not only the absence of infirmity and disease, but also a state of physical, mental and social well-being,” pollsters say. 

Here’s the scoop on each district (and remember, folks, I’m just the messenger):

1.  Steve Driehaus (D) 366

2. Jean Schmidt (R) 296

3. Mike Turner (R) 368

4. Jim Jordan (R) 397

5. Bob Latta (R) 331

6. Charlie Wilson (D) 419

7. Steve Austria (R) 406

8. John Boehner (R) 260

9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 389

10. Dennis Kucinich (D) 399

11. Marcia Fudge (D) 426

12. Pat Tibieri (R) 196

13. Betty Sutton (D) 358

14. Steve LaTourette (R)  201

15. Mary Jo Kilroy (D) 318

16. John Boccieri (D) 322

17. Tim Ryan (D) 431

18. Zachary Space (D) 428

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:51 am March 11th, 2009 in Politics 

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4 Responses to “[list] Index of Ohio’s “well-being” by congressional district: not so well”

  1. 1 Ben K on March 11th, 2009 2:00 pm

    As someone who has lived a few different places the last few years, I can say that in the Interior West people do seem happier. Obviously it is tough to paint such a broad stroke, but compared to Ohio, they seem a lot happier to be where they are and living the life they are living.

  2. 2 Ellie on March 11th, 2009 4:35 pm

    I’m glad that you wrote about this. The Politico also had a piece on the health of residents within individual legislators’ districts(I actually tore it out of the paper to take home), and I was appalled by the number of Ohio Districts on in the lowest 25 districts. WOW!!! Apparently, we need to improve Ohio’s health in more than one way (economically, physically, and otherwise).

  3. 3 JollyRoger on March 11th, 2009 8:09 pm

    I live in “Junket John” Boehner’s district, and I’m stunned that it ranks as HIGH as it does.

    The corrupt Gopper scum politicians have turned Ohio into North Mississippi. This never should have been; Ohio had a wonderful mix of human talent and natural resources. A lot of our human talent left, understandably, in the wake of the severe decline that can be traced back to 20 years of Gopper policies. Our Governor has a lot of work still to do to even begin to halt the decline.

  4. 4 Ruth Dearly on March 16th, 2009 1:03 pm

    I saw this on Politico and they had a number of facts and figures on this current debate. I personally was frightened by the statistics. It’s amazing across the board what we are facing in this nation.

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