Where you live in the U.S. could determine your level of well-being.
That's according to a Gallup-Healthways study, which looked at several basic categories of well-being for employees across the country in its "State of American Well-Being: 2016 State Well-Being Rankings."
Data were analyzed to see which states do better or worse in the five elements of well-being, which the study defined as follows:
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Purpose—liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals
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Social—having supportive relationships and love in your life
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Financial—managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
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Community—liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community
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Physical—having good health and enough energy to get things done daily
The Well-Being Index is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, where zero represents the lowest possible well-being and 100 represents the highest possible well-being.
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