Thursday, February 27, 2014

Well-Being of America: Does Your State Rank in the Bottom 10?

From the USA Today and KGW8:
"The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which interviewed more than 176,000 people from all 50 states last year, measures the physical and emotional health of Americans across the country."

The following is a list of the Top 10 most miserable states in North America:

10.  Louisiana
9.    Oklahoma
8.    Missouri
7.    Tennessee
6.    Arkansas
5.    Ohio
4.    Alabama
3.    Mississippi
2.    Kentucky
1.    West Virginia

Here is an overview of how they study drew its conclusions:
"24/7 Wall St. reviewed all 50 U.S. states based on their scores in the Gallup-Healthways 2013 Well-Being Index. Gallup-Healthways calculated a national well-being score as well as one for each state, assigning scores from 0 to 100, with 100 representing ideal well-being. In generating the rank, Gallup combined six separate indices, measuring access to basic needs, healthy behavior, work environment, physical health, life evaluation and optimism, and emotional health. In addition to the index, 24/7 Wall St. considered data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2012 American Community Survey, including median income, poverty levels, and the percentage of adults with a high school diploma or higher. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we reviewed state unemployment rates as of December 2013. We also reviewed 2010 statistics for life expectancy at birth and deaths from heart disease, as well as 2011 data on prescription drugs, published by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. We also considered state violent crime rates in 2012 from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report Program."

For the specific scores and ratings for each category, follow this link:
Top 10 Miserable States

How could the church in these states engage this conversation and opportunity?

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