According to a new study conducted by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, people in sunny, outdoorsy states -- Hawaii, Florida and Louisiana --- say they're the happiest Americans. The 'happiness' ratings were based on a survey of 1.3 million people across the country comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living. The places where people are most likely to report happiness also tend to rate high on studies comparing things like climate, crime rates, air quality and schools.
The survey used data collected over four years that included a question asking people how satisfied they are with their lives. Economists Andrew J. Oswald of the University of Warwick in England and Stephen Wu of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., compared the happiness ranking with studies that rated states on a variety of criteria ranging from availability of public land to commuting time to local taxes.
"We wanted to study whether people's feelings of satisfaction with their own lives are reliable, that is, whether they match up to reality -- of sunshine hours, congestion, air quality, etceteras -- in their own state. And they do match."
It is true... at least for us... especially hearing all the stories about the "Blizzard of 2009"! Being able to play tennis or golf year round, take long walks on the beach and absorb all that great Vitamin D right from the sun!!! You may want to consider life in Tampa Bay, too. It won't be long before you understand our tag line, "Come For A Visit, Stay For A Lifetime."
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