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The Blog for Friday, November 12, 2004

Being Red

    Mike Thomas has some fun with the recent health stats:
    The [United Health Foundation] says Minnesota, which gave us Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale, is the healthiest state in America.

    Call it a coincidence, but Minnesota also is the only state that forbids for-profit HMOs.

    Minnesota is followed by New Hampshire, Vermont and Hawaii -- all blue states. The first red state on the list is Utah at No. 5. Mormons stress healthy diets and exercise, which must counteract whatever it is about being a Republican that kills you.

    The only other red state to crack the top 10 is North Dakota at No. 7. So, if you must be a conservative, either become a Mormon or grow wheat and shovel snow.

    Utah and North Dakota represent only nine electoral votes.

    Meanwhile, the 16 unhealthiest states in the nation are all red states. They represent 181 electoral votes, or about 63 percent of Bush's total. People in Louisiana are in the worst shape, followed by the residents of Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas and Georgia.
    And, these numbers are particularly entertaining:

    Nine of the top 10 states in smoking rates are red states.

    The bottom 10 states in high-school graduation rates are red states.

    Nine of the bottom 10 states in percent of residents covered by health insurance are red states.

    Nine of the bottom 10 states in child poverty are red states.

    The bottom 15 states in total mortality are red states.
    There is much more here.

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