
02-28-2012, 09:26 AM
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On the road less traveled
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: On a mountain... somewhere
Posts: 8,369
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How Happy are You?
I just came across this article this morning, and thought it would be a great topic to discuss here...
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/0...d-in-new-poll/
Here is an excerpt:
For the third year in a row, the Aloha State gets kudos as the happiest U.S. state, with Hawaii residents scoring highest in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
But you don't have to jet to an island for a smile, as North Dakota and Minnesota came in second and third, respectively. West Virginia's residents showed the lowest well-being scores.
Following a trend that has been consistent over the past four years, Western and Midwestern states fared well on the happiness index, accounting for nine of the slots on the top 10 happiest states' list, with Southern states sliding into half of the bottom 10 states.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/0...#ixzz1nh7PON7K How happy are you?
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