The South and Midwest aren’t doing as well as the rest of thecountry — at least, according to the most recent edition of theGallup-Healthways well-being index.
In its report on the index, Gallup and Healthways examinedwell-being across the country, looking at suchfactors as how well-being varies by state and which states dobetter or worse in each of the five elements of well-being:purpose, social, financial, community andphysical.
There has been some improvement in specific areas, such ashistorically low smoking rates, which have fallen from more than21.1 percent at the index’s inception in 2008 to 18.0 percent;historically high rates of exercise; and the highest scores onhealth care access measures, including health insurancecoverage.
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