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"No, it&amp;#039;s not sunny, beachy California. In fact, not even close. The happiest state in the U.S., according to the just-released Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, is North Dakota, followed by South Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota. West Virginia and Kentucky had the lowest well-being scores \u2014 for the fifth year in a row. The data was based on more than 178,000 interviews with Americans across all 50 states, conducted in 2013. The states were ranked based on these categories: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities. Some states scored really high in certain categories, though not overall: For example, Alaska had the highest emotional health score, while Vermont led all states in healthy behaviors for the second straight year. Massachusetts had the best basic necessities-access score, thanks to its highest national percentage of residents with health insurance. See here for the full list. This article originally appeared on goodhousekeeping.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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