Unhappiest states

These things are subjective. In the link above there is no scientific method described? How did they decide it? For example here is another one:

Gallup in partnership with Healthways and America's Health Insurance Plans conducted a survey of Americans' well-being. These are the results:

Happiest states:

1. Utah
2. Hawaii
3. Wyoming
4. Colorado
5. Minnesota


Unhappiest states:

1. West Virginia
2. Kentucky
3. Mississippi
4. Ohio
5. Arkansas
 
What makes a state happy?

As it turns out, some of the highest income states are among the unhappiest, according to a recent study by economists Andrew J. Oswald and Stephen Wu, of the University of Warwick and Hamilton College, respectively.

Taking into account both subjective and objective factors such as sunshine, congestion and pollution in a survey of 1.3 million Americans between 2005 and 2008, the researchers determined which states have the happiest – and unhappiest - residents. Among the happiest are Louisiana, Hawaii and Florida.

"Some might be surprised that states in the south with lower income ranked as high as they did," said Wu, economist at Hamilton College. "States with high income rate fairly low on the happiness levels. To some it might seem counterintuitive; it's not just about income levels, but those places might be more crowded, more congested on the roadway, [have] less available land."
 
7. Illinois

Not surprised. If not for the City's offerings, this state has the worst combination of weather, politicians, employment, taxes, topography of just about anyplace one can think of.
 
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