The nation's most miserable states
By Ashley C. Allen, Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander E.M. Hess, 24/7 Wall St.
The well-being of Americans hasn’t improved in the past six years, and it even declined slightly in 2013, according to a recent Gallup study. The most miserable state of all has been in the worst spot for five consecutive years now.
The Gallup-Healthways survey asked 176,000 respondents a large range of questions. There were several indicators for which states with low well-being largely received low scores: Residents were more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles or limited access to basic necessities. Combined, those factors gave them a low overall score on the index, which measures Americans' physical and emotional health.
In those states, residents were among the most likely in the nation to suffer from health problems such as high cholesterol and blood pressure, as well as obesity. Broadly, residents in these states did not feel they were thriving.
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