赴美国留学,有些学生觉得过的非常幸福,而有些学生却截然相反。其实在美国生活的是否幸福,除了跟自己有关之外,跟城市也有很大关系。对比一下这些最幸福的州和那些最“难受”的州,或许,你能够读出很多有趣的信息。希望你能够将这种发现和分析与我分享。前一篇介绍了生活最幸福的十大州,下面是美国生活最不幸福的十一个州。
America’s Most Miserable States
11. Nevada
> Well-being index score: 65
> Life expectancy: 77.6 (14th lowest)
> Obesity: 22.4% (2nd lowest)
> Median household income: $51,001 (19th highest)
> Adult population with high school diploma or higher: 84.7% (15th lowest)
Nevada had the lowest score in the well-being basic access category, which measures how residents feel about access to basic necessities, such as access to a doctor, having enough money for food and satisfaction with one’s community or area. This may not be surprising when considering that Nevada currently has an unemployment rate of 12.6% — the highest in the country. The state was among the worst hit by the housing crisis, with home prices dropping 60% since their peak in the first quarter of 2006. Again, this is the worst in the country. An additional burden on those living in Nevada is the violent crime rate. In 2010, there were 660.6 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 residents, the highest rate in the nation.