Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

nsacpi said:
Actually many health outcomes appear to be partly due to state policy, including suicide rates. There is a growing literature on this. This body of research also notes that the dispersal of outcomes is getting wider across states.
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Indeed... The 200k homeless people in California are grateful for their state funded healthcare
 
Top 5 states in life expectancy:

1. Hawaii 82.3
2. California 81.7
3. New York 81.4
4. Minnesota 80.9
5. Connecticut 80.9

Bottom 5:

1. West Virginia 74.8
2. Mississippi 74.9
3. Alabama 75.5
4. Kentucky 75.6
5. Arkansas 76.0 tied with Oklahoma and Tennessee
 
The states with the highest homicide rates in the United States are:

Mississippi (20.5 per 100,000 people)
Louisiana (19.9 per 100,000 people)
Alabama (14.2 per 100,000 people)
Missouri (14 per 100,000 people)
Arkansas (13 per 100,000 people)
South Carolina (12.7 per 100,000 people)
Tennessee (11.5 per 100,000 people)
Maryland (11.4 per 100,000 people)
Illinois (11.2 per 100,000 people)
New Mexico (10.8 per 100,000 people)
 
nsacpi said:
The states with the highest homicide rates in the United States are:

Mississippi (20.5 per 100,000 people)
Louisiana (19.9 per 100,000 people)
Alabama (14.2 per 100,000 people)
Missouri (14 per 100,000 people)
Arkansas (13 per 100,000 people)
South Carolina (12.7 per 100,000 people)
Tennessee (11.5 per 100,000 people)
Maryland (11.4 per 100,000 people)
Illinois (11.2 per 100,000 people)
New Mexico (10.8 per 100,000 people)
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Pretty racist of ya
 
nsacpi said:
Actually many health outcomes appear to be partly due to state policy, including suicide rates. There is a growing literature on this. This body of research also notes that the dispersal of outcomes is getting wider across states.
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Bark up another tree with that nonsense
 
if you're a mentally ill liberal, which 62% of liberals are mentally ill, and you see your neighbor put up a Trump flag... the only option is homicide to save our democracy
 
Tapate50 said:
If I believed suicide had anything to do with how well run the government of a state was I’d be all over BLs stats.

Unfortunately I don’t believe there’s a shred of correlation
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Happened to find myself lurking today, and found this conversation rather interesting. I’ve been working on programs for a suicide prevention non-profit for a little while now, and one thing that immediately stood out to me on the top and bottom 10 states is the strong correlation with gun ownership rates. 8 of the bottom 10 states are in the bottom 10 in gun ownership, with Minnesota and New Hampshire both in the bottom 15. Meanwhile 6 of the top 10 are in the top 10 in gun ownership, with only Colorado below the national median.

Does this mean that gun ownership inherently leads to depression and suicide? Of course not. But what I’ve found in my time on this project is that the number one suicide-related search term is how to die easily or painlessly. Guns are actually fabulous when it comes to meeting those criteria, as it is among the most assuredly lethal and quick ways to die by suicide. People can be crafty, and surely getting rid of guns wouldn’t stop suicides, but I do think the correlation makes sense and is somewhat influenced by public policy.

Conversely, South Korea far outpaces us in suicide rates, with relatively few gun deaths. There, suicide by bridge is far more prominent. In the US, there are a few prominent suicide bridges but the rates are exceedingly lower than in South Korea. All that is to say that guns alone aren’t the problem. I do think you could bring suicide rates down slightly with tighter gun control, though. Other highly lethal and quick methods of suicide are either difficult to do or lead to more time for contemplation, which can make a difference.

I’m not sure what the practical answer is, but I found that particular correlation to be noteworthy.
 
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mqt said:
Happened to find myself lurking today, and found this conversation rather interesting. I’ve been working on programs for a suicide prevention non-profit for a little while now, and one thing that immediately stood out to me on the top and bottom 10 states is the strong correlation with gun ownership rates. 8 of the bottom 10 states are in the bottom 10 in gun ownership, with Minnesota and New Hampshire both in the bottom 15. Meanwhile 6 of the top 10 are in the top 10 in gun ownership, with only Colorado below the national median.

Does this mean that gun ownership inherently leads to depression and suicide? Of course not. But what I’ve found in my time on this project is that the number one suicide-related search term is how to die easily or painlessly. Guns are actually fabulous when it comes to meeting those criteria, as it is among the most assuredly lethal and quick ways to die by suicide. People can be crafty, and surely getting rid of guns wouldn’t stop suicides, but I do think the correlation makes sense and is somewhat influenced by public policy.

Conversely, South Korea far outpaces us in suicide rates, with relatively few gun deaths. There, suicide by bridge is far more prominent. In the US, there are a few prominent suicide bridges but the rates are exceedingly lower than in South Korea. All that is to say that guns alone aren’t the problem. I do think you could bring suicide rates down slightly with tighter gun control, though. Other highly lethal and quick methods of suicide are either difficult to do or lead to more time for contemplation, which can make a difference.

I’m not sure what the practical answer is, but I found that particular correlation to be noteworthy.
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Aside from suicide there are many other health outcomes amenable to change from public policy, including at the state level.
 
mqt said:
Happened to find myself lurking today, and found this conversation rather interesting. I’ve been working on programs for a suicide prevention non-profit for a little while now, and one thing that immediately stood out to me on the top and bottom 10 states is the strong correlation with gun ownership rates. 8 of the bottom 10 states are in the bottom 10 in gun ownership, with Minnesota and New Hampshire both in the bottom 15. Meanwhile 6 of the top 10 are in the top 10 in gun ownership, with only Colorado below the national median.

Does this mean that gun ownership inherently leads to depression and suicide? Of course not. But what I’ve found in my time on this project is that the number one suicide-related search term is how to die easily or painlessly. Guns are actually fabulous when it comes to meeting those criteria, as it is among the most assuredly lethal and quick ways to die by suicide. People can be crafty, and surely getting rid of guns wouldn’t stop suicides, but I do think the correlation makes sense and is somewhat influenced by public policy.

Conversely, South Korea far outpaces us in suicide rates, with relatively few gun deaths. There, suicide by bridge is far more prominent. In the US, there are a few prominent suicide bridges but the rates are exceedingly lower than in South Korea. All that is to say that guns alone aren’t the problem. I do think you could bring suicide rates down slightly with tighter gun control, though. Other highly lethal and quick methods of suicide are either difficult to do or lead to more time for contemplation, which can make a difference.

I’m not sure what the practical answer is, but I found that particular correlation to be noteworthy.
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This was thoughtful.
 
mqt said:
Happened to find myself lurking today, and found this conversation rather interesting. I’ve been working on programs for a suicide prevention non-profit for a little while now, and one thing that immediately stood out to me on the top and bottom 10 states is the strong correlation with gun ownership rates. 8 of the bottom 10 states are in the bottom 10 in gun ownership, with Minnesota and New Hampshire both in the bottom 15. Meanwhile 6 of the top 10 are in the top 10 in gun ownership, with only Colorado below the national median.

Does this mean that gun ownership inherently leads to depression and suicide? Of course not. But what I’ve found in my time on this project is that the number one suicide-related search term is how to die easily or painlessly. Guns are actually fabulous when it comes to meeting those criteria, as it is among the most assuredly lethal and quick ways to die by suicide. People can be crafty, and surely getting rid of guns wouldn’t stop suicides, but I do think the correlation makes sense and is somewhat influenced by public policy.

Conversely, South Korea far outpaces us in suicide rates, with relatively few gun deaths. There, suicide by bridge is far more prominent. In the US, there are a few prominent suicide bridges but the rates are exceedingly lower than in South Korea. All that is to say that guns alone aren’t the problem. I do think you could bring suicide rates down slightly with tighter gun control, though. Other highly lethal and quick methods of suicide are either difficult to do or lead to more time for contemplation, which can make a difference.

I’m not sure what the practical answer is, but I found that particular correlation to be noteworthy.
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Are the bottom 10 suicide rate states the bottom 10 suicide attempt states also?
 
msstate7 said:
Are the bottom 10 suicide rate states the bottom 10 suicide attempt states also?
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I haven’t looked up this statistic, but my gut tells me the number would be functionally useless, as unsuccessful suicide attempts would be nearly impossible to accurately track.

I think there’s an argument to be made that it actually strengthens the correlation between gun ownership and suicide rates if they aren’t the same ten states. In a weird way, failed suicide attempts could be construed as good when the alternative is a successful attempt. I’d be interested in the answer to the question if I believed the data could be trusted. Does access to an effective method increase attempts or just the success rate? I’d guess both, as it provides both an effective method that takes little set up time, driving up the rate of impulsive suicide attempts, and the success rate of planned attempts.
 
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NYC mayor : the federal government is failing NYC

“Why is the Biden admin failing to help us out”

Can’t help but laugh at this fraud.
 
Which 10 states have the lowest percentage of students reading at grade level?

Here are the 10 states with the lowest percentage of students reading at grade level in 2019, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP):

New Mexico (36%)
Louisiana (37%)
Mississippi (38%)
Nevada (39%)
Alabama (40%)
Arkansas (41%)
West Virginia (41%)
Kentucky (42%)
Oklahoma (42%)
South Carolina (42%)
 
which states have the worst educational systems



There are a number of factors that can be used to measure the quality of an educational system, including student achievement, graduation rates, teacher quality, and school funding. Based on these factors, the following states are often considered to have the worst educational systems:

Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Nevada
Arizona
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
Georgia
Arkansas

looks like Bard is one of those deranged leftists
 
which states generate the most scientific patents per capita and which ones generate the least
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Here are the top 10 states that generate the most scientific patents per capita, based on data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO):

Massachusetts (17.5)
California (14.7)
New Jersey (12.7)
Connecticut (12.2)
Maryland (11.6)
New York (11.5)
Washington (10.9)
Minnesota (10.7)
Pennsylvania (10.6)
Colorado (10.5)
Here are the bottom 10 states that generate the fewest scientific patents per capita:

Mississippi (0.4)
West Virginia (0.5)
Alabama (0.6)
Arkansas (0.7)
Louisiana (0.8)
South Carolina (0.9)
Oklahoma (1.0)
Kentucky (1.1)
North Dakota (1.2)
Wyoming (1.3)
It is important to note that these rankings are based on averages, and there are many companies and individuals within these states that generate scientific patents. However, these states as a whole face a number of challenges that make it difficult to generate scientific patents. These challenges include lack of investment in research and development, a shortage of skilled workers, and a lack of access to capital.

States with low rates of scientific patent generation are working to address these challenges in order to encourage innovation and economic growth. Some of the strategies that are being used include increasing funding for research and development, providing tax breaks for businesses that invest in innovation, and creating programs to train and recruit skilled workers.
 
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