Posted on 11/30/2007 2:34:16 PM PST by Bob Leibowitz
The Gallup organization released a report this morning that explains much about our politics and our self-perception.
In Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others, Gallup researcher Frank Newport explains how the data from four different Gallup Health and Healthcare polls describe Republicans of every socio-economic stripe as rating their mental health better than do either Independents or Democrats.
Significantly better.
According to the report, Republicans' mental health is described as Excellent by 58% of respondents, a rating achieved by 43% of Independents and only 38% of Democrats.
Conversely, almost twice as many Democrats describe their condition as Fair/Poor as do Republicans.
These ratios remain consistent across income, race, education, gender age and marital status.
(Excerpt) Read more at Canticle4Leibowitz.com ...
The big remaining question at the end, is it cause or effect?
My big question at the end is what about the converse? Does the other party attract less healthy people. or make them that way?
A truly fascinating report not carried by Cooking News Network.
What moron would admit to poor mental health while taking a poll?
Oh...nevermind.
I take 57 types of medicine and I’m still depressed.
Why doesn’t the government help me, whine, sob, cry, moan.
What moron would admit to poor mental health while taking a poll?
Oh...nevermind.
— Very good point... that sort of proves the point.
No wonder there’s so much pressure on new mental health services!
With that...the circle is complete!
We NEED commie health care, doncha know.
Now we know it's true.
Liberalsim???
Oh by the way. Liberalism is a mental disorder too.
Along with my dyslexia.
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