Table 3.
Cities | Stress rank 2011 (2014)a | No. of tweets | No. of tweets containing “relax” | No. of tweets containing “stress” | No. of relaxation tweets | No. of stress tweets | No. of relaxation tweets (first-hand) | No. of stress tweets (first-hand) |
Los Angeles | 1 (3) | 6,627,969 | 5061 | 7925 | 3216 | 5914 | 2788 | 2386 |
New York | 2 (1) | 8,229,442 | 6992 | 11,789 | 4412 | 8245 | 3766 | 3278 |
San Diego | 5 (38) | 2,908,774 | 2178 | 3769 | 1449 | 2830 | 1275 | 1193 |
San Francisco | 7 (39) | 4,372,966 | 2554 | 4558 | 1682 | 3384 | 1471 | 1389 |
aStress ranking is based on 2011 Forbes [40] and 2014 CNN studies [41]. Statistical tests between cities showed there are differences between cities (P<.001), except San Diego and New York (stress: P=.18, relaxation: P=.02). P values of relaxation and stress tweets between San Diego and Los Angeles are .41 and <.001, respectively. Ranks based on stress tweets are New York=San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.