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Posted by david r on 12-24-2009 02:10 PM:

Happiest States to live in

A new study found that a person's self-reported happiness matches up with objective measures of state-level happiness.

The results are based on an examination of two data sets, one that included personal reports of happiness for 1.3 million Americans and the other that included objective measures, such as how crowded that state is, air quality, home prices and other factors known to impact quality of life.

Click here to learn more about the survey and what it means.

Here are the 50 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) in order of their well-being:

1. Louisiana
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. Mississippi
7. Montana
8. South Carolina
9. Alabama
10. Maine
11. Alaska
12. North Carolina
13. Wyoming
14. Idaho
15. South Dakota
16. Texas
17. Arkansas
18. Vermont
19. Georgia
20. Oklahoma
21. Colorado
22. Delaware
23. Utah
24. New Mexico
25. North Dakota
26. Minnesota
27. New Hampshire
28. Virginia
29. Wisconsin
30. Oregon
31. Iowa
32. Kansas
33. Nebraska
34. West Virginia
35. Kentucky
36. Washington
37. District of Columbia
38. Missouri
39. Nevada
40. Maryland
41. Pennsylvania
42. Rhode Island
43. Massachusetts
44. Ohio
45. Illinois
46. California
47. Indiana
48. Michigan
49. New Jersey
50. Connecticut
51. New York

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Posted by lmblnr on 12-24-2009 02:28 PM:

not surprising that 6 of the top 10 are in the South!!!!

Posted by Jim Morelly on 12-24-2009 02:33 PM:

Soooo

Now I know where my state ranks. Dave I didn't see the link.

Add to the demographic data taxes and few coon should put Taxachusetts @ the bottom of the list LOL

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Posted by on 12-24-2009 03:21 PM:

Well I have heard that the suicide rate in Alaska is the highest of all U.S. states, and they are ranked #11 ???

Posted by Family on 12-24-2009 03:50 PM:

ok.

Happiest State is a Peaceful mind, and undercontrol personal finances, peace in the home.

The rest of that man made baloney you can have it.

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Posted by wayne f on 12-25-2009 05:37 PM:

family

you got that right. my state is at bottom of the list i wonder why most of those that left came back and most came back to be with there family. other tham high taxes new york will be my home i learned to live with the taxes because everything i love is right here.
as far as southern states being the best i would guess it's for the same reasons i'm staying here, or maybe they have never been to other states. when i was training race horses many western and southern trainers came here and they all said ny is sure a buetiful state it has just about anything you want as far as lanscapes mountains,flatland the ocean to the rivers and streams.

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Posted by rrs on 12-25-2009 05:53 PM:

suicide rates by state 1 wyoming, 2 Montana, 3 Alaska, 4 Nevada, 5 New Mexico... the fewer people per sq. mile the higher the rate of suicide, been this way since 1st research done by Durkheim many yrs. ago... other factors as well contribute to suicide....

Posted by Bill Ziegler on 12-25-2009 06:02 PM:

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Originally posted by rrs
suicide rates by state 1 wyoming, 2 Montana, 3 Alaska, 4 Nevada, 5 New Mexico... the fewer people per sq. mile the higher the rate of suicide, been this way since 1st research done by Durkheim many yrs. ago... other factors as well contribute to suicide....

You're right. I suspect the states with the lowest populations and least intrusive governments are a last desperate attempt for some people to shake their depression. When that doesn't work it becomes their final stop.

Posted by GA DAWG on 12-25-2009 06:08 PM:

I bet this survey was done before Alabama Beat Florida in the SEC championship game...Florida probably aint number 3 anymore

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Posted by Majestic Tree H on 12-25-2009 06:21 PM:

Try Spending a Year in Endicot, NY.. You'l be very close to putting a Gun in your Mouth !!!!

Its nothing for Drivers to blow .15+ BAC .. When I was their were 8 Bars per Block.. Heck Fokes had Public Bars in their Basement .. LOL IBM even went on a Campain Buying up the Places and Closing them Down...

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Posted by POP on 12-25-2009 06:50 PM:

when did we get 51 states??????

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Posted by Majestic Tree H on 12-25-2009 06:56 PM:

Washington DC was Add to the List !!

Posted by POP on 12-25-2009 08:06 PM:

we really dont want to count them ...do we? LOL!!!

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Posted by wayne f on 12-27-2009 04:21 AM:

steve

endicott ny york just where are all these bars i go there at least5 or 6 times a month. endicott was one of the biggest shoe manufaturing towns in the world now its all overseas they made terriffic shoes and boots now all we have is crap from overseas. endicott is also a big college town and i only know of one small strip of bars near college housing

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Posted by Majestic Tree H on 12-27-2009 12:36 PM:

Re: steve

quote:
Originally posted by wayne f
endicott ny york just where are all these bars i go there at least5 or 6 times a month. endicott was one of the biggest shoe manufaturing towns in the world now its all overseas they made terriffic shoes and boots now all we have is crap from overseas. endicott is also a big college town and i only know of one small strip of bars near college housing

The Building I work on for IBM was Built over top of the Leather Tanning Valts of Endicott Johnson which had been just Covered over with Dirt Years before we got their in 1984 No one Knew the Valts were their, The Crome was still in the Valts which delayed us for 2-1/2 months. All the Crome and Concrete had to be Placed in 55 gal Drums and Sent to Buffalo NY to be Buried .

This was the Site that the IBM R&D Building is located..

Jenny Drafts in 1984 were $0.50 each for a 10 oz. Glass

Like I said IBM bought the Buildings and Houses that the Bars were in just to Close them ....

Next Time your their Go to Watson Blvd and Hill Ave .. This was the Area of all the Bars .. If you see Empty Building Lots up Hill ave. these were the Places IBM Bought and Tore Down ..

Posted by Rem700 on 12-27-2009 03:34 PM:

It's sad whats happened to the southern tier. The Triple cities are just a ghost town now. All the major employers are gone or about to close down. Drive thru that area and all you see are empty store fronts, and huge warehouses that used to be companies, now empty and for lease.

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Posted by 1deadeye on 12-27-2009 04:04 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Majestic Tree H
Try Spending a Year in Endicot, NY.. You'l be very close to putting a Gun in your Mouth !!!!

Its nothing for Drivers to blow .15+ BAC .. When I was their were 8 Bars per Block.. Heck Fokes had Public Bars in their Basement .. LOL

I live by a town that used to be in the guiness book for having the most bars per capita. 1 bar per 150 people. 52 bars total. The county also had the states highest alcohol comsumption and the highest dwi rates in the state. Go figure. LOL It's not even a college town...
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Posted by jeffmaggart on 12-27-2009 05:41 PM:

STUDIES????????????/

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Posted by wayne f on 12-27-2009 10:47 PM:

steve

been living here foa long time i know what the area was and there werent that many lecit bars ibm is gone the whole area is changed mosst of it brand new homes and malls ibm building was sold to home depot the building is still there but not in use by ibm

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Posted by lauraroeder on 12-27-2009 11:02 PM:

i can understand why.....

fla is #3....was born and raised there. any lifestyle fits into fla....the "sun n fun" state. miss it...."i'll be back"....LOL!!!

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Posted by chadf on 12-28-2009 06:57 PM:

I've lived in 5 of the top 20 so does that make me happier than most?

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