Published August 23, 2011, 12:00 AM
Health wellness survey ranks North Dakota second
FARGO – In survey findings released Monday, North Dakota ranked second in overall health wellness in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
FARGO – In survey findings released Monday, North Dakota ranked second in overall health wellness in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
The state-level rankings comprise several factors by examining life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors and access to basic necessities among respondents.
The midyear rankings are based on more than 177,000 interviews conducted among national adults, aged 18 and older.
A perfect Well-Being Index score is 100. North Dakota scored 70.5, just behind Hawaii (71.1) and ahead of Alaska (69.4), Nebraska (68.4) and Minnesota (68.3).
The ranking for the country so far in 2011 is 66.4, a slight decline from 66.8 for all of 2010.
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