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Title: Personality traits vary by region in the US
Post by: Flannel Boy on September 14, 2008, 12:34:58 PM
Here is an article (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/11/usa.research) and here is the full paper. (http://web.mac.com/jrentfrow/iWeb/Dr.%20Peter%20Jason%20Rentfrow/PJR%20Publications_files/Rentfrow--Geography%20of%20Personality.pdf)

maps

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/dirk_diggler_41/openness.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/dirk_diggler_41/agree.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/dirk_diggler_41/conscientiousness.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/dirk_diggler_41/extraversion.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/dirk_diggler_41/neuroticism.jpg)

Some correlations at the state level


Extraversion is correlated with robbery and murder rates.

Agreeableness is negatively correlated with robbery and murder rates and positively correlated for life expectancy. (Correlation remain nearly identical when controlled for income, race, education, population density)

Conscientiousness is negatively correlated with social involvement, the arts, and life expectancy.

Neuroticism
is significantly correlated with heart disease and cancer. It is negatively correlated with exercising, life expectancy, and the arts

Openness
is significantly correlated with robbery and murder rates, liberal values (legalization of marijuana, abortion, same sex marriages), and the arts. 

Title: Re: Personality traits vary by region in the US
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on September 14, 2008, 12:50:59 PM
oregon seems like a good fit for me in everything except neuroticism.  maybe I should move to vermont.

I'd be interested in seeing maps for other countries ...
Title: Re: Personality traits vary by region in the US
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 14, 2008, 12:54:24 PM
Openess: 4th
Agreeableness: 1st
Conscientiousness: 1st
Extraversion: 3rd
Neuroticism: 3rd
Title: Re: Personality traits vary by region in the US
Post by: tiesto on September 14, 2008, 01:09:25 PM
Openness: 1st
Agreeableness: 5th
Conscentiousness: 5th
Extraversion: 4th
Neuroticism: 1st

Obviously NYC skews all the figures here, and upstate is vastly different, but this is pretty much been my experience living here most of my life.
Title: Re: Personality traits vary by region in the US
Post by: Eric P on September 14, 2008, 04:10:49 PM
never thought i'd see info based on psychogeography here on eb