For the third straight year, Hawaii holds onto its title as the happiest state in America according to the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
The nationwide survey is based on daily interviews with U.S. adults from January to December 2011. The Index is an average of six categories: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, healthy behaviors, and physical health.
In general, state-level scores remained consistent with the past four years of data, with Western states ranking high on the wellbeing index, and most Southern states ranking at the bottom.
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#10 Montana
Life Evaluation: #9
Emotional Health: #9
Physical Health: #25
Healthy Behavior: #11
Work Environment: #12
Basic Access: #28
Source: Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index. States are ranked from 1-50 where #1 is the top Rank and 50 is the bottom. States are split into quintiles; Green represents the top quintile, blue is second, purple is third, orange is fourth, and red is fifth (bottom). Click here to see how domains are measured.
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#9 New Hampshire
Life Evaluation: #23
Emotional Health: #28
Physical Health: #2
Healthy Behavior: #2
Work Environment: #18
Basic Access: #5
Source: Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index. States are ranked from 1-50 where #1 is the top Rank and 50 is the bottom. States are split into quintiles; Green represents the top quintile, blue is second, purple is third, orange is fourth, and red is fifth (bottom). Click here to see how domains are measured.
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#8 Nebraska
Life Evaluation: #6
Emotional Health: #4
Physical Health: #5
Healthy Behavior: #31
Work Environment: #9
Basic Access: #11
Source: Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index. States are ranked from 1-50 where #1 is the top Rank and 50 is the bottom. States are split into quintiles; Green represents the top quintile, blue is second, purple is third, orange is fourth, and red is fifth (bottom). Click here to see how domains are measured.
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