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re: Mapped: America’s Happiest States in 2024
Posted on 1/17/25 at 9:19 am to Don Quixote
Posted on 1/17/25 at 9:19 am to Don Quixote
quote:So this is bullshite. How about just asking people if they are happy or not?
The happiness level of each state was determined by calculating the weighted average of the 30 metrics, using data from four research studies that identified correlations between these key metrics and happiness.
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Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:13 am to Don Quixote
Was hoping to find the specific metrics for LA, especially when I saw AK was 49th and a full 4 points higher; but did find their scoring system:
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Emotional & Physical Well-Being - Total Points: 50 (LA ranked 49th)
Career Well-Being: Double Weight (~4.35 Points)
Physical Health Index: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Share of Adult Depression: Quadruple Weight (~8.70 Points)
Social Well-Being: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Share of Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder: Double Weight (~4.35 Points)
Adequate-Sleep Rate: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Sports-Participation Rate: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Share of Adults Feeling Active & Productive: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Share of Adults with Mental Health Not Good: Triple Weight (~6.52 Points)
Life Expectancy: Double Weight (~4.35 Points)
Suicide Rate: Triple Weight (~6.52 Points)
Food-Insecurity Rate: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
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Work Environment - Total Points: 25 (LA ranked 49th)
Number of Work Hours: Double Weight (~5.00 Points)
Commute Time: Half Weight (~1.25 Points)
Share of Households Earning Annual Incomes Above $75,000: Full Weight (~2.50 Points)
Share of Adults with Financial Anxiety: Half Weight (~1.25 Points)
Current Unemployment Rate: Half Weight (~1.25 Points)
Share of Civilian Labor Force Unemployed 15 Weeks or Longer: Half Weight (~1.25 Points)
Underemployment Rate: Full Weight (~2.50 Points)
Job Security: Full Weight (~2.50 Points)
Share of Work-Related Stressed Tweets: Full Weight (~2.50 Points)
Income-Growth Rate: Half Weight (~1.25 Points)
Economic Security: Full Weight (~2.50 Points)
Median Credit Score: Half Weight (~1.25 Points)
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Community & Environment - Total Points: 25 (LA ranked 40th)
Volunteer Rate: Half Weight (~1.67 Points)
Ideal Weather: Triple Weight (~10.00 Points)
Average Leisure Time Spent per Day: Double Weight (~6.67 Points)
Separation & Divorce Rate: Full Weight (~3.33 Points)
Safety: Full Weight (~3.33 Points)
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:15 am to Don Quixote
This is dumb as shite.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:16 am to Don Quixote
I can see how Texas would be ranked lower if ideal weather was a metric.
Summers are brutal
Summers are brutal
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:18 am to Don Quixote
OK that does it, I'm converting to Mormon
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:21 am to Don Quixote
I find it hard to believe that Minnesota is the “happiest” state.
Just the negative 30 aspect of winter has to be a deduction.
Just the negative 30 aspect of winter has to be a deduction.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:24 am to Don Quixote
AIYEEEE!!!! Come on an get a cup a hot gumbo cher
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:49 am to Beauw
quote:
I find it hard to believe that Minnesota is the “happiest” state.
It's not, Hawaii is ...according to this site... but it's hard to disagree with that one
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:54 am to Don Quixote
aint no fricking way I could be happy in a state that gets cold as frick.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:55 am to Don Quixote
At least we’re consistent, we’re always last or close to it with Mississippi, Bama, and ArKansas
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:57 am to Don Quixote
New Englanders always seem miserable to me, I don’t believe that.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 11:11 am to AwesomeSauce
quote:you must not read the poli board
I think most Louisiana people are joyful
Posted on 1/17/25 at 11:47 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:More than just a few exceptions.
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With few exceptions, the further right a state is, the less happy it appears in their chart. Hmmm
Thats because these criteria are chosen by 24 year old white girls who have never been in those right leaning states.
Utah, SC, Idaho, NE, SD are all solidly "right" and are among the happiest. And there's many more that are up there in FL, GA, KS, AZ, etc. that also scored well.
Looks to me like they actually left politics out on this one.
Posted on 1/18/25 at 9:15 pm to AwesomeSauce
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Maryland being second happiest smells like some BS. Ain't no way a state that eats butter, lemon, and salt boiled chicken is that damn happy.
Came here to say something similar. Would love to know where all these happy people in Maryland are hiding. It's a pretty miserable place in my experience.
List is total BS. Tennessee, Texas, and Indiana should be ranked happier. Maryland, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois less happy.
This post was edited on 1/18/25 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 1/18/25 at 9:23 pm to AwesomeSauce
Maryland being second is comical lol we go there every Summer to visit my wife’s friends and family. Baltimore is in the top 5 worst cities in America and the harbor is ok I guess but not the areas near Baltimore or DC. Her friends live in the wealthier areas in the suburbs but there is nothing special about them compared to other wealthy suburbs. This has to be trolling
Posted on 1/18/25 at 9:24 pm to Don Quixote
That really explains a lot about this place. Especially the poli baws.
Posted on 1/18/25 at 9:34 pm to AwesomeSauce
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Happiness is a temporary emotion based off metrics outside your control. Joy is contentment and satisfaction with what they have been dealt and making the most of it, i.e. Hurricane Parties, Second Lines, etc.
I tried to explain this to a friend from Pittsburgh who was in town... we went to the Texas club a few days before a major hurricane was about to hit... I mentioned to her how everybody was enjoying every second of what they had, because in a few days, it could all change for the worse... she didnt get it, because shes never lost everything
Posted on 1/18/25 at 10:07 pm to Don Quixote
Yes our states are absolutely miserable for living and nobody should ever want to come live here
Go away
Go away
Posted on 1/18/25 at 10:18 pm to Don Quixote
That map is arse
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