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McAllen, Texas, Residents Least Likely to Feel Safe
Residents of the McAllen, Texas, area felt the least safe walking alone at night (48.5%), in 2012-2013. Residents of the community were also the least likely to say they did not struggle to pay for housing in the last 12 months (75.5%).
Boulder, Colo., Residents Still Least Likely to Be Obese
Boulder, Colo., continues to have the lowest obesity rate (12.4%) in 2012 and 2013 out of 189 metro areas that Gallup and Healthways surveyed. Residents of Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio, were the most likely to be obese, at 39.5%.
Boulder Remains Least Obese U.S. Metro Area
Boulder, Colo., remains the U.S. metro area with the lowest obesity rate in the U.S. for the third year in a row, at 12.5% in 2012. Obesity remains highest in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, at 38.5%.
Lincoln, Neb., Bests All Cities in Well-Being in 2012
Lincoln, Neb., is tops in well-being out of a list of 189 U.S. metropolitan areas Gallup and Healthways surveyed in 2012. Charleston, W.Va., comes in last. Washington, D.C., has the highest well-being across large metro areas.
Pre-Debate, Biden, Ryan Share Lackluster Favorable Ratings
Vice presidential contenders Joe Biden and Paul Ryan head into their debate with similar favorability scores at 44% and 43%, respectively. Independents view Ryan slightly better than Biden.
Health and Well-Being Bests and Worsts -- States and Cities
Gallup and Healthways recently released 2011 Well-Being Index state and city findings -- covering everything from access to healthcare to obesity rates. These data are based on daily surveys of at least 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide conducted ...
U.S. University Towns Score High in Well-Being
Lancaster, Pa., tops a list of 190 U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest well-being, while Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio, comes in last. San Jose, Calif., has the highest well-being across large metro areas.
Appalachia: America's Low-Energy Zone
Six of the 11 metro areas where residents are most likely to have ever been diagnosed with depression are in the Appalachian region, according to well-being surveys conducted in 188 U.S. communities last year. Residents of these communities ...
Boulder, Colo., Leads U.S. Metro Areas in Well-Being
Well-being was highest in Boulder, Colo., and Lincoln, Neb., and lowest in Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio, across 188 U.S. metropolitan areas Gallup and Healthways surveyed in 2010. Residents of Washington, D.C., boasted the highest ...
More Than 1 in 5 Adults Obese in Metro Areas Nationwide
More than 20% of Americans were obese in 174 of the 188 U.S. metropolitan areas that Gallup and Healthways surveyed in 2010. In the most obese of these metro areas -- Evansville, Ind.-Ky. -- 37.8% of residents were obese, compared with 12.9% in ...