Louisiana Scores Low
Louisiana At The Bottom...Again
In a new survey by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Hawaii ranks as No. 1 as the happiest state in the United States. The survey looked at six categories: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment/job satisfaction, physical health, healthy behavior, and community satisfaction which included an assessment of access to healthcare.
| The top 20 Happiest states with their well-being scores (out of 100 points) | |
| 1. Hawaii: 71.0 | 11. Nebraska: 67.8 |
| 2. Wyoming: 69.2 | 12. Maryland: 67.5 |
| 3. North Dakota: 68.4 | 13. Washington: 67.5 |
| 4. Alaska: 68.3 | 14. Montana: 67.3 |
| 5. Colorado: 68.0 | 15. Kansas: 67.2 |
| 6. Minnesota: 68.0 | 16. New Hampshire: 67.2 |
| 7. South Dakota: 68.0 | 17. Vermont: 67.1 |
| 8. Utah: 67.9 | 18. California: 67.0 |
| 9. Connecticut: 67.9 | 19. Iowa: 66.9 |
| 10. Massachusetts: 67.8 | 20. Idaho: 66.9 |
| The bottom 10 states | |||
| 1. West Virginia | 61.7 | 6. Ohio | 63.8 |
| 2. Kentucky | 61.9 | 7. Delaware | 64.2 |
| 3. Mississippi | 63.0 | 8. Nevada | 64.2 |
| 4. Arkansas | 63.7 | 9. Louisiana | 64.3 |
| 5. Alabama | 63.7 | 10. Michigan | 64.6 |
See the full report at www.livescience.com/13107-happiest-states-2010-list.html.
[Via: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index/Livescience.com]
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