Thursday, February 19, 2015

US: South Dakota ranks No. 3 for well-being


(argusleader.com) - How happy and healthy are you?

If you live in South Dakota, the odds are you have a higher well-being than the entire lower contiguous 48 states.

A report released Thursday by Gallup-Healthways lists South Dakota as No. 3 union wide for well-being. Alaska is No. 1 and Hawaii No. 2.

The rankings use five categories to determine the overall well-being. South Dakota ranked first in two categories: Social and community. Social measures "having supportive relationships and love in your life" and community measured "liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community."

A breakdown of the other categories and where South Dakota ranked:

• Purpose (liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals): 5

• Financial (managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security): 5

• Physical (having good health and enough energy to get things done daily): 11.

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