Sure, we've got our college football, good food and southern hospitality. But are we happy down South?
Not really, according to a new poll.
Georgia ranks No. 31 in the U.S. for well-being, according to Gallup, which compiled its list through daily interviews during 2010. Scores were compiled based on participants' overall evaluation of their lives, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors and job satisfaction.
Though things aren't so peachy in Georgia, our neighbors are even gloomier. Alabama is the 46th happiest state, Tennessee the 40th, and the Carolinas take the 35th and 36th spots, according to the poll. South Carolina was slightly ahead of those to the north.
Which state tops the list? Say aloha to Hawaii, the state that scored the highest on the well-being index. There must be something to that island life.
Other happy places include several Western states, including Wyoming, North Dakota and Colorado. Alaska took the No. 4 spot.
But don't be too sad, Georgians. Things could be worse.
We could live in Michigan.
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