What Part Of The U.S. Is Worst For Colds?

Afraid ofcatching a cold? Might want to consider moving west, a new survey finds.

A recent Gallup study shows that 9.6 percent of people who live in the eastern region of the United States had a cold "yesterday."

Comparatively, 7.4 percent of people who live in the midwest, 6.6 percent of people who live in the west and 6.3 percent of people who live in the south were sick with a cold "yesterday," according to the study.

The trends are slightlydifferent for the flu, with 2.7 percent of people in the western U.S. suffering from the flu "yesterday," the most of all four U.S. regions. In second was the east coast with 2.6 percent, followed by the midwest, with 1.8 percent of people suffering from flu "yesterday." The south had the lowest rank, with 1.7 percent of people suffering from flu "yesterday."

The data is based on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which includes data from 1,000 Americans asked every day if they "yesterday" were sick with the cold or the flu.

Gallup researchers were also able to seehow many people had cold and flu month by month. In October, 7.3 percent of people surveyed were sick with a cold, while 5.5 percent of people had a cold in September.

Last year, the worst month for colds was January, with 10.2 percent of surveyed people saying they had a cold "yesterday."

Gallup researcherswrote in their reportthat the data shows that we're on par to have a "modest" cold and flu season.

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This article originally appeared on HuffPost.