Are you traveling this year for Thanksgiving, or staying home? Wherever you celebrate, the holidays can range from wonderful to miserable depending on what state you’re in, according to the real estate blog estately.com. Apparently there are some states that are more miserable to spend the holiday in than others.
The blog crunched numbers according to these possible scenarios:
1. Likelihood of a family food poisoning episode
-Most cases of salmonella per capita derived from poultry in the past five years (CDC)
2. Likelihood of relatives getting drunk and making a scene
-Prevalence of binge drinking among adults per capita (CDC)
3. Likelihood of political arguments
-States with most even split between democratic and republican voters (2012 Presidential election results)
4. Dietary restrictions impacting meal quality
-States with highest rates of diabetes (CDC) and highest percentage of vegetarians/vegans (Facebook user data)
5. Likelihood of favorite NFL team losing on Thanksgiving
-Losing percentage for Thanksgiving Day games of residents’ favorite teams(s)-(National Football League, Facebook)
6. Likelihood of guests/cooks abandoning meal to shop a Black Friday sale
-Percentage of Facebook users expressing interest in Black Friday sales-(Facebook user data)
Drumroll Please…the worst states to celebrate Thanksgiving are:
1. OHIO
2. IOWA
3. PENNSYLVANIA
4. ARIZONA
5. WISCONSIN
6. NEBRASKA
7. ALASKA
8. MAINE
9. VIRGINIA
10. MISSOURI
Thankfully according to the map, Colorado seems to be a fairly decent state to celebrate Turkey Day! Click here to read the best states to celebrate in.
