I expanded on my chart posts from yesterday in a longer form piece over at CNN.com. I encourage you to go read it!
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by C Bedell on January 11th, 2013 at 22:15
Where can I find the research informatin on this report?
by Richard on January 12th, 2013 at 00:19
“When compared with peer countries, the United States was the absolute worst with respect to still births, infant mortality and low birth weight.”
What other industrial countries have a comparable racial demographic to the U.S.? I realize the religious Left refuses to use “nuance”, science, and reams of data on race to join the reality-based community, but can you commit a sin here for your readers and tell us how white Americans compare to “peer” white Europeans, for example?
by Paul Nelson on January 13th, 2013 at 00:50
Why no mention of maternal mortality, especially since your own state of Indiana does so well? By the way, why is that?
by Floccina on January 13th, 2013 at 21:38
North Dakota and Utah do as well as the Europeans perhaps the rest pf the country should do what they do in North Dakota and Utah.
by Floccina on January 13th, 2013 at 21:53
Life expectancy by US country:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
Life expectancy by US state:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_life_expectancy
Maybe all but Japan are flunking.