Do you live in a Happy State ?
#1
02-17-2010, 09:00 AM
Do you live in a Happy State ?
Hi Member's,
Do you live in a Happy State
Florida is only ranked 35th
(I better move 2 Canada : )
Lots of people come to Florida look'in 4 `Happiness &
they don't find it...I've learned, & been taught that
happiness is within & that everything is just a
State of Mind..
What are you without a `Mind ?
Just a Human Body that can't `Think
I think
Read below 2 see how your State rates..====
Are you Happy in your State ?
Do you live in a Happy State
Florida is only ranked 35th
(I better move 2 Canada : )
Lots of people come to Florida look'in 4 `Happiness &
they don't find it...I've learned, & been taught that
happiness is within
& that everything is just a State of Mind..
What are you without a `Mind ?
Just a Human Body that can't `Think
I think
Read below 2 see how your State rates..====
Are you Happy in your State ?
February 16, 2010, 12:02 pm
The Happiest States, and Cities, of America
The Happiest States, and Cities, of America
By CATHERINE RAMPELL
In 2009, Hawaii was the happiest state, and Boulder, Colo., was the happiest metropolitan region, according to data released by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
Generally speaking, the states with the highest well-being were clustered in the West/Rocky Mountain region, and those with lower well-being were clustered in the Southeast.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is based on a nationwide daily survey that tries to measure the ingredients of “the good life.” It is made up of six sub-indexes: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors and access to basic necessities like food and shelter.
Among states, Utah (2008’s well-being champion) and Montana tied for second place behind Hawaii. The states with the lowest levels of well-being were once again Kentucky and West Virginia.
Among metro regions, Boulder barely edged Honolulu and Holland-Grand Haven, Mich., to claim the top level of well-being. If you only look at the country’s biggest cities — those with populations of one million or more — the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area scored highest, followed by the metropolitan area encompassing the District of Columbia, Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia, and parts of nearby Maryland and West Virginia.
The metro region with the lowest level of well-being was Fort Smith, Ark., and its environs in Arkansas and Oklahoma. That was followed by the Huntington-Ashland metro area covering parts of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.
Among just the bigger cities, Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., scored lowest on well-being.
In 2009, Hawaii was the happiest state, and Boulder, Colo., was the happiest metropolitan region, according to data released by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
Generally speaking, the states with the highest well-being were clustered in the West/Rocky Mountain region, and those with lower well-being were clustered in the Southeast.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is based on a nationwide daily survey that tries to measure the ingredients of “the good life.” It is made up of six sub-indexes: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors and access to basic necessities like food and shelter.
Among states, Utah (2008’s well-being champion) and Montana tied for second place behind Hawaii. The states with the lowest levels of well-being were once again Kentucky and West Virginia.
Among metro regions, Boulder barely edged Honolulu and Holland-Grand Haven, Mich., to claim the top level of well-being. If you only look at the country’s biggest cities — those with populations of one million or more — the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area scored highest, followed by the metropolitan area encompassing the District of Columbia, Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia, and parts of nearby Maryland and West Virginia.
The metro region with the lowest level of well-being was Fort Smith, Ark., and its environs in Arkansas and Oklahoma. That was followed by the Huntington-Ashland metro area covering parts of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.
Among just the bigger cities, Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., scored lowest on well-being.
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Last edited by Space; 02-17-2010 at 09:22 AM.
#2
02-17-2010, 09:05 AM
February 15, 2010
Well-Being: Hawaii Tops Utah for Nation’s Best
Compared with 2008, 27 states improved, 18 deteriorated, and 5 unchanged
Oh `No ~> Happy Dust
Just got spinkled with Happy Dust
& ate a Happy Brownie
Well-Being: Hawaii Tops Utah for Nation’s Best
Compared with 2008, 27 states improved, 18 deteriorated, and 5 unchanged
by Elizabeth Mendes
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hawaii's residents had the highest well-being in the nation in 2009, pulling ahead of 2008 leader Utah, and coming in with a new high state Well-Being Index score of 70.2. Utah and Montana are also among the top well-being states in the country, sharing the same score of 68.3. Kentucky (62.3) and West Virginia (60.5) have the two lowest well-being scores, as they did in 2008.
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index 2009 state-level data encompass more than 350,000 interviews conducted among national adults aged 18 older across all 50 states. Gallup and Healthways started tracking state-level well-being in 2008. The Well-Being Index score for the nation and for each state is an average of six sub-indexes, which individually examine life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities.
The Well-Being Index is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, where a score of 100 would represent ideal well-being. Well-Being Index scores among states vary by a narrow range of 9.7 points. The 2009 Well-Being Index score for the country is 65.9, unchanged from 2008.
Nine of the top 10 well-being states -- Hawaii, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Alaska -- are in the Midwest and the West. Seven of the 11 lowest well-being states are in the South. The general geography of well-being in 2009 remained similar to
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hawaii's residents had the highest well-being in the nation in 2009, pulling ahead of 2008 leader Utah, and coming in with a new high state Well-Being Index score of 70.2. Utah and Montana are also among the top well-being states in the country, sharing the same score of 68.3. Kentucky (62.3) and West Virginia (60.5) have the two lowest well-being scores, as they did in 2008.
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index 2009 state-level data encompass more than 350,000 interviews conducted among national adults aged 18 older across all 50 states. Gallup and Healthways started tracking state-level well-being in 2008. The Well-Being Index score for the nation and for each state is an average of six sub-indexes, which individually examine life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities.
The Well-Being Index is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, where a score of 100 would represent ideal well-being. Well-Being Index scores among states vary by a narrow range of 9.7 points. The 2009 Well-Being Index score for the country is 65.9, unchanged from 2008.
Nine of the top 10 well-being states -- Hawaii, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Alaska -- are in the Midwest and the West. Seven of the 11 lowest well-being states are in the South. The general geography of well-being in 2009 remained similar to
Oh `No ~> Happy Dust
Just got spinkled with Happy Dust
& ate a Happy Brownie
Last edited by Space; 02-17-2010 at 09:25 AM.
lol
#8
02-17-2010, 09:55 AM
It's almost like the more liberal states are happy right now and the more conservative southern states are unhappy.... wonder why?
