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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.
This is one of the silliest "studies" I have ever seen.
Montana has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, yet it's rated one of the happiest.
I'm in the deep south right now, and I do have to agree with the "Physical Health" part, though. Many Southerners have a lot of health problems with obesity and diabetes extremely widespread. I think it's due to the fatty southern food, and the heat and humidity in the summer that keeps everyone indoors and glued to the air conditioner. People I met in Montana were much healthier for the most part, physically.
This is one of the silliest "studies" I have ever seen.
Montana has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, yet it's rated one of the happiest.
Suicides among the Mormon population are notoriously high. It's reflected in that area as well as anywhere in the northwest where there are large numbers of Mormons, like Montana.
I'm suprise Utah is the 4th, maybe the mormons are the only ones that are happy... I never happy there.
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Originally Posted by Bill Loney
Suicides among the Mormon population are notoriously high. It's reflected in that area as well as anywhere in the northwest where there are large numbers of Mormons, like Montana.
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We're way happier than anyone else damn it.
