Least Healthy Places

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When comparing the number of drunk-driving-related fatalities to the total driving-related deaths, this state had this highest percentage of deaths due to alcohol impairment in 2007:

• North Dakota
• Utah
• South Carolina

This state had the highest rates of nonmedical use of pain relievers among adults ages 26 or older from 2004 to 2005:

• California
• Texas
• New York

Which country has the highest percentage of people who've tried cannabis?

• New Zealand
• U.S.
• China

This area of the U.S. had the highest reported divorce rate in 2004:

• Nevada
• District of Columbia
• Arkansas

Which state had the highest cocaine use among adults ages 26 and up from 2004 to 2005?

• North Dakota
• California
• Wyoming

Which of the following cities had the highest level of air pollution caused by soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals and/or aerosols, according to the American Lung Association (ALA) "State of the Air 2008" report?

• Los Angeles
• Bakersfield
• Pittsburgh

This area had the highest rates of suicide in 2005:

• District of Columbia
• Alaska
• Montana

In 2005, this region had the highest reported cases of AIDS:

• Northeast
• Midwest
• South
• West

This state reported the highest number of hate crimes in 2005:

• Alabama
• California
• New Jersey

Which of the following places had the highest number of Alzheimer's-disease related fatalities in 2005?:

• Tennessee
• New York
• Puerto Rico

This region had the highest percentage of uninsured citizens in 2007:

• Northeast
• Midwest
• South
• West

This region had the highest number of physically inactive adults in 2006:

• Northeast
• Midwest
• South
• West

In 2008, this city made Forbes's "10 Worst Cities for Commuters" list:

• Detroit, MI
• Atlanta, GA
• Miami, FL

This state had the highest age-adjusted rates of heart-disease-related deaths in 2005:

• Mississippi
• Hawaii
• Arkansas