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LA ranks second on list of country's most stressful cities

A national magazine has studied American cities and found that supposedly laid-back Los Angeles is the second-most stressful place to live.

Kevin Modesti | LA Daily News | Published: 08/20/2010 06:35

(...) Forbes, whose website comes out with provocative lists like this all the time, rated cities' tension levels based on statistics and surveys about six things that can cause stress.

The L.A.-Orange County area's poor showing had something to do with residents' work lives: We drive the sixth-longest home-to-work commutes in the country. We clock the 26th-longest work weeks. We have the seventh-worst unemployment rate.

Perhaps surprisingly – given Southern California's health-conscious image – a survey showed L.A. residents are the absolute worst when it comes to physical well-being, with 22.8 percent of Angelenos calling their health less than good. We're 11th-worst at getting exercise. We have the second-worst access to health care.

Bigger irony: Forbes says America's most stressful town is Las Vegas. Remember, the magazine isn't talking about what it's like for tourists. This is about the residents, and Sin City suffers from a housing crisis and 14.5 percent unemployment.

Riverside, at No. 5, is the only other California city in the top 10.

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