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And can this be part of the reason that study after study finds conservatives happier than liberals?

The prevalence of poor self-rated health was substantially higher among Democrats (25.8%) as compared to Republicans (8.5%). Lower prevalence of poor health among Republicans was also observed in analyses stratified by poverty, education or race.

 

(Via Brian Hollar.)

UPDATE: Steve Kass says the researchers got their data mixed up and reported the wrong percentages. From the tables he presents, it seems that 25.8% and 8.5% are really the percentages of people calling themselves strong Democrats and strong Republicans, respectively, among respondents with less than high school education who reported poor health. The real percentages of people reporting poor health seem to be 9.1% for strong Democrats and 5% for strong Republicans.

Which, of course, still means that Republicans are healthier than Democrats. A tiny bit. Or maybe they really aren’t – maybe they are just more satisfied with their lives – including health – because of their generally happier, more-cheerful attitude which study after study finds. Such attitude, one can assume, would make them less likely to complain – of poor health, for example.

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