1. The Happiness Project
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
Alberto Brea and Kevin R. Convey

2. What makes people happy in the U.S.?

3. Well, to start, which states have the greatest
number of happy people per capita?

4. To find out, Gallup measured seven
variables by state last year:
Life evaluation
Emotional health
Work environment
Physical health
Healthy behavior
Access to health care
Community satisfaction

5. And ranked the states this way:

6. HAPPIEST
• Hawaii: 70.2
• North Dakota: 70.0
• Minnesota: 69.2
• Utah: 69.0
• Alaska: 69.0
• Colorado: 68.4
• Kansas: 68.4
• Nebraska: 68.3
• New Hampshire: 68.2
• Montana: 68.0

7. LEAST HAPPY
• West Virginia: 62.3
• Kentucky: 63.3
• Mississippi: 63.4
• Delaware: 64.2
• Ohio: 64.5
• Alabama: 64.6
• Arkansas: 64.7
• Missouri: 64.8
• Florida: 64.9
• Tennessee: 65.0
• Nevada: 65.0

8. Here’s how we mapped Gallup’s
findings:

9. But we wondered…

10. Does being healthy, wealthy and wise
have anything to do with happiness?

11. The answer, we found, is…

12. YES!

13. Happiness and Health:
Strong Correlation
The higher a state’s health ranking is, the happier it is

14. Happiness and Wealth:
Strong Correlation
The higher a state’s per-capita income, the happier it is

15. Happiness and Wisdom:
Moderate Correlation
The more college grads a state has, the happier it is

16. What the experts say:
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17. Our Sources
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18. THE END