New research has revealed England’s most stressed areas, with Chesterfield taking the top spot.
The study by CBD oil products company CBDfx analysed data from the Office for National Statistics’ new edition of their health index and picked three factors to measure across all local authorities: The mental health of residents, feelings of anxiety, and life satisfaction. Each local authority was scored based on these factors, and the area with the lowest score was chosen as England’s most stressed area.
It found that Chesterfield is England’s most stressed area, with the Derbyshire area coming in with the worst score for stress with 79.4. The area scored just 74.6 for its mental health and 76.7 for anxiety, but its overall score is raised with a life satisfaction score of 87.0.
The Kent district of Thanet takes second in the list, with a stress score of 79.7. This is due to a score of 82.5 for mental health and 87.0 for life satisfaction, with the score being brought down with a poor number for feelings of anxiety with 69.7.
Norwich ranks third on the list, with a stress score of 81.8. It scores highest in the top ten for life satisfaction with 96.0, but the area’s score is dragged down with a poor score of 64.4 for anxiety and a score of 85.0 for mental health.
The Cumbria area of Barrow-in-Furness takes fourth place, coming in with a stress score of 83.0. This is due to a score of 82.6 for mental health, 82.0 for anxiety, and 84.4 for life satisfaction.
Rounding out the top five is Exeter, with the Devon area scoring 83.2 on the study’s stress score. It scored 84.4 for mental health, 79.4 for anxiety, and 85.9 for life satisfaction.
The study found that Chesterfield scored lowest for mental health with 74.6, Norwich scored lowest for feelings of anxiety with 64.4, and Gravesham, which doesn’t feature in the top ten, scored lowest for life satisfaction with 59.1.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for CBDfx said: “While it’s interesting to compare the individual scores of areas to feature in this list, it’s important to note that all of these areas score lower in these categories than the national average, which is a big issue in itself. It’s also not surprising that many areas score so low compared to others, with many causes of stress being brought on by things like the rising cost of living, which has affected areas of England differently.”
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