Positivity and Optimism the Norm in "Thriving" U.S. States
Residents of Hawaii, Alaska, and Wyoming are the most likely among residents of U.S. states to be "thriving," while residents of West Virginia and Kentucky are the least likely. Residents of Georgia,...
View ArticleHawaii Continues to Lead in Wellbeing; North Dakota Second
Wellbeing was highest again in Hawaii and lowest in West Virginia across all 50 states that Gallup and Healthways surveyed in the first half of 2011. North Dakota has shown the biggest improvement in...
View ArticleIn U.S., Obesity Rates Remain Higher Than 20% in All States
Colorado continues to be the state with the lowest obesity rate in the country, at 20.1% in the first half of 2011. The 34.3% of West Virginia residents who are obese is the highest in the nation and...
View ArticleResidents in Mass., Connecticut Lead Nation in Dentist Visits
Nationally, 65% of American adults say they visited the dentist in the past year. Residents living in Massachusetts and Connecticut are the most likely to say this, and Mississippi and Louisiana...
View ArticleHawaii Still No. 1 in Wellbeing, West Virginia Stuck in Last
Hawaii residents had the highest wellbeing in the U.S. in 2011, maintaining their No. 1 status for a third consecutive year. West Virginians again had the lowest wellbeing.
View ArticleObesity, Chronic Diseases Stable Across U.S. States in 2011
Rates of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes leveled off last year, as the percentages of adults who are obese or were ever diagnosed with one of these chronic conditions remained unchanged or...
View ArticleTexas Widens Gap Over Other States in Percentage Uninsured
Texas (27.6%) again has the highest percentage of residents who lack health insurance, while Massachusetts continues to have the lowest (4.9%). No state has measurably decreased its percentage of...
View ArticleUtah Poised to Be the Best U.S. State to Live In
Utah scores best by far across 13 forward-looking metrics that might determine which U.S. states will be the best places to live in the future. West Virginia scores lowest.
View ArticleAmericans Still Say Low-Fat Diet Better Than Low-Carb
Americans tend to say a diet low in fat (63%) is more beneficial to one's health than a diet low in carbohydrates (30%), as in past years. But slightly fewer now prefer a low-fat diet and more favor a...
View ArticleIn U.S., Uninsured Rate Stable Across States So Far in 2012
Texas residents continue to be the most likely in the U.S. to lack health insurance (25.5%) in 2012 and those in Massachusetts remain least likely (4.1%). Uninsured rates across states are stable so...
View ArticleSmoking Rates Remain Highest in Kentucky, Lowest in Utah
Nationwide, smoking rates range from a high of 29% in Kentucky to a low of 11% in Utah, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data collected in the first half of 2011. Smoking rates continue...
View ArticleHawaii, Utah, South Dakota Lead in "Thriving"
Residents of Hawaii, Utah, and South Dakota were the most likely to be "thriving" in the first half of 2012, while residents of West Virginia and Maine were the least likely.
View ArticleIn U.S., Majority Overweight or Obese in All 50 States
A majority of American adults in all 50 states are either overweight or obese in 2012. West Virginia residents are the most likely to fall into one of these weight groups (69.3%), while Coloradans are...
View ArticleOne in Four Mississippi Residents Struggle to Afford Food
One in four Mississippi residents report lacking enough money to buy the food they or their families needed at times in the last 12 months -- more than any other state in 2012. North Dakotans were the...
View ArticleFor Fourth Year, Hawaii No. 1 in Wellbeing, W.Va. Last
For the fourth consecutive year, Hawaii residents have the highest wellbeing in the U.S., while West Virginians have the lowest. Western and Midwestern states in 2012 continued to boast the best...
View ArticleHighest Uninsured States Less Likely to Embrace Health Law
States that have implemented Medicaid expansion and set up their own marketplace exchanges based on the 2010 healthcare law tend to have lower percentages of uninsured residents than states that have...
View ArticleAlaskans Most Positive About Standard of Living
Gallup's U.S. Standard of Living Index found Alaskans report the highest standard of living, while West Virginians report the lowest. The index rose in nearly all states in 2013, with the exceptions of...
View ArticleNorth Dakota No. 1 in Well-Being, West Virginia Still Last
North Dakota residents in 2013 had the highest well-being in the U.S. for the first time, while West Virginians had the lowest for the fifth straight year. Eleven states' well-being scores have...
View ArticleFlu Rate Highest in Nevada, Cold Rate Highest in Montana
Nevada residents were the most likely to report being sick with the flu in 2013, while Montana residents were the most likely to report having a cold. States with high flu rates tend to also have...
View ArticleMississippians Most Obese, Montanans Least Obese
Mississippi had the highest rate of obesity in the U.S. in 2013, while Montana had the lowest. Those living in the 10 most obese states are more likely to report chronic diseases, while those living in...
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