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December 1, 2007
Gallup Confirms Link Between Conservative Politics and Sanity
Posted by Dave Blount at December 1, 2007 10:49 AM
This should come as no surprise. From Gallup:
Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43% of independents and 38% of Democrats. This relationship between party identification and reports of excellent mental health persists even within categories of income, age, gender, church attendance, and education.
The sanity gap between Republicans and Democrats is striking:
Of interest to mental health professionals, Gallup suggests that "party identification appears to have an independent effect on mental health," unaffected by other variables. This could mean that if crazy people stopped wallowing in moonbattery and embraced Republican values, some of their muddled minds would clear up.
Democrats crazy? You don't say.
Hat tip: Cassy Fiano.
