State-level mistrust correlates strongly with poor self-reported health.

Evidence

The Pearson’s r coefficient between the fraction reporting they were in fair or poor health and the (demographically weighted) state mistrust ranking (low, medium, high) was 0.71; the r coefficient between fraction of population in fair/poor health and the (demographically weighted) state “helpfulness” ranking (low, medium, high) was -0.66. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 2415

Categorization

• XREF: Empirical support for the claim that social trust affects physical health, linking to the broader social determinants of health literature.