Now how about a study on IQs for those states? :-D
TurquoiseB wrote: > Well, according to an article in "Science" in which 1.3 million > Americans were studied, Louisiana, Hawaii, and Florida. New York > came in last at #51. California and New Jersey scored #46 and #47 > respectively. Do we see any correlation with the "happiness > quotient" demonstrated by FFL posters from these states? :-) > > The happiness rating reported in today's journal of Science surveyed 1.3 > million nationwide. It used data collected between 2005 and 2008 that > included a question about how satisfied people are with their lives. > > The places where people are most likely to report happiness tend to rate > high on studies comparing things such as climate, crime, air quality and > schools. > > Economists Andrew J. Oswald of the University of Warwick in England and > Stephen Wu of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., compared the happiness > ranking with studies that rated states on criteria ranging from > availability of public land to commuting time to local taxes. > > The state-by-state list, from happiest to least cheery: > > 1. Louisiana > 2. Hawaii > 3. Florida > 4. Tennessee > 5. Arizona > 6. South Carolina > 7. Mississippi > 8. Montana > 9. Alabama > 10. Maine > 11. Wyoming > 12. Alaska > 13. North Carolina > 14. South Dakota > 15. Texas > 16. Idaho > 17. Vermont > 18. Arkansas > 19. Georgia > 20. Utah > 21. Oklahoma > 22. Delaware > 23. Colorado > 24. New Mexico > 25. North Dakota > 26. Minnesota > 27. Virginia > 28. New Hampshire > 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. Ohio > 44. Massachusetts > 45. Illinois > 46. California > 47. New Jersey > 48. Indiana > 49. Michigan > 50. Connecticut > 51. New York > > > >
