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Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 11th, 2009, 6:46 pm
by ATrain
http://www.livescience.com/culture/0911 ... tates.html
Utah was #1, Texas is #21. Scores based off of Gross regional product (per capita), income levels, median housing values, education levels, etc...
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 11th, 2009, 6:50 pm
by 4everfsu
Well Virginia is for lovers.
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 12th, 2009, 8:51 am
by belcherboy
Kind of a waste of a survey isn't it? I mean the happiest state has a 69 rating while the unhappiest state has a 61 rating? Not much difference from top to bottom.
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 12th, 2009, 11:51 am
by LUconn
it's funny how they define happiness. Based on that criteria I was certain Mississippi was going to be last. Close. I think maybe they should start by doing studies as to what truly makes people happy.
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 12th, 2009, 12:37 pm
by ALUmnus
Like sunshine and flowers, and bacon.
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 12th, 2009, 5:04 pm
by ATrain
ALUmnus wrote:Like sunshine and flowers, and bacon.
YUMMY!!!!
Though looking at that picture is giving me clogged arteries.
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 10:30 am
by TylerBakersGonnaBGreat
How does that define happiness?
Re: Virginia 15th Happiest State
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 3:25 pm
by olldflame
Forbes does a list like this for countries. It's dominated by scandanavian nations with liberal social policies and cradle to grave social service systems. The fact is, you can scew a survey or index to come out any way you want by modifying the questions or the criteria.