Regardless of the present fortunes of Husker soccer, Nebraskans are fairly comfortable general.
We’re the second lowest state within the variety of people who find themselves unemployed for 15 weeks or longer, third in volunteer fee, fourth in satisfactory sleep and emotions of being energetic and productive, and fifth lowest in separation and divorce.
However regardless of being the ninth “happiest” state based on a WalletHub launch, not every little thing’s rosy within the Cornhusker state.
We’re simply barely higher than common within the suicide fee, twenty third, and worse than common in earnings development, twenty seventh.
There are different troubling indicators within the statistics, based on a Quote Wizard examine that confirmed visitors fatalities are up 23% in Nebraska, 37% of them involving alcohol.
On the identical time, DUI citations are down 52% in Nebraska since 2010.
Persons are additionally studying…
Key findings for Nebraska included that 21% of crashes concerned somebody severely impaired, 43 DUI arrests have been made per 10,000 registered drivers, and deadly crashes are up 18% nationwide since 2020.
One has to wonder if individuals are simply driving extra for the reason that pandemic eased considerably, though the COVID transmission fee is comparatively excessive in Southwest Nebraska. Gasoline costs have eased considerably, however ought to nonetheless be excessive sufficient to discourage pointless driving.
And DUI arrests down? Have authorities eased off enforcement in some way?
Maybe that perceived “happiness” has its roots in ethanol consumption.
Insurance coverage analysts at Quote Wizard level out apparent details that an arrest for driving below the affect will end in increased insurance coverage charges and a suspended license and lack of employment, plus observe you for years, even into different states.
That may’t do a lot on your state of happiness, it doesn’t matter what state you reside in.
Total, 87% of Individuals are “anxious” or “very anxious” about inflation, based on the WalletHub statistics, most of them nonetheless recovering from COVID-19 stress.
Individually, we will’t do a lot concerning the pandemic or inflation fee, however we will do the apparent, like retaining vaccinations updated and driving much less.
Take time for train, hearken to soothing music, ignore social media and switch off the information channels.
As for Cornhusker soccer… there’s at all times subsequent yr.