The Lone Star State may be our home and we might think we are happy, but according to a new
national survey, Texas ranks as the 28th happiest state in the U.S.
New Mexico actually fared a little better, coming in 21st, while Oklahoma was # 38, Louisiana – where the Good Times Roll – was 42nd, and in poor old Arkansas folks must be miserable – they came in at #47.
The happiest state was Hawaii, followed by Wyoming. North Dakota came in third, although I’ve no idea what they have to be happy about; maybe they just don’t know any better. Even with Disney World, Florida barely edged out Oklahoma.
In another glaring example of misleading journalism, the media headlined the whole thing as a happiness survey when it actually attempted to measure overall well-being. The criteria included a good bit more than just happiness.
The survey, conducted by Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, sampled 352,840 adults living in all 50
U.S. States and the District of Columbia. People were asked about six categories of well-being including
life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behavior and basic
access.
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