<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Courtesy of <i>Only In Your State </i>at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/idaho-ranks-as-one-of-the-happiest-states-in-the-country-and-heres-why/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=idaho&utm_campaign=newsletter">https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/idaho-ranks-as-one-of-the-happiest-states-in-the-country-and-heres-why/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=idaho&utm_campaign=newsletter</a><br><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><h1 style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-size: 24px; margin: 12px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.25em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-position: 0px 0px;">Idaho Ranks As One Of The Happiest States In The Country And Here’s Why</h1></div><div>Happiness may seem like a hard thing to measure but every year there are dozens of reports on where the happiest people in American live. The latest comes from a list that was recently released by MSN. They ranked America’s happiest (and most miserable) states and you’ll probably be interested to know where Idaho ended up. In fact, Idaho made it pretty high up on the list of the happiest states. Of course, this isn’t news to us. How could you not be absolutely ecstatic when you live in such a beautiful state? However, you’ll want to keep reading to find out exactly what made Idaho rank so high in comparison to other states.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A list of America's Happiest (And Most Miserable) States was just released by </span><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/america%E2%80%99s-happiest-and-most-miserable-states/ss-AAAfGAH?li=BBnb7Kz#image=9" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-position: 0px 0px;">MSN</a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and Idaho's ranking may come as a surprise to you. All in all, the Gem State came in as the 8th happiest state in the country. That's definitely not too shabby, if you ask us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_01.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_01.jpg</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But what exactly does this ranking mean? And how were the rankings decided? They were actually decided based off of a "Well-Being Index" that was compiled by Gallup-Sharecare. This index consists of five categories: sense of purpose, social relationships, financial security, relationship to community, and physical health.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_02.jog">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_02.jog</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The index is based on interviews with over 160,000 adults across the nation and was intended to capture how people feel about their daily lives. Results varied greatly across the nation, but in general the Northeast, West, and Upper Midwest were found to enjoy the highest levels of happiness. The South and Rust Belt produced the lowest well-being scores.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_03.jog">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_03.jog</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Out of the 50 states, Idaho was ranked as the 8th happiest state right behind New Hampshire (South Dakota was ranked #1). The categories that we scored particularly high in include "sense of purpose" and "relationship to community".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_04.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_04.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It's estimated that 76.7% of Idahoans are proud of their community— the largest portion of any state! Additionally, 74.6% residents believe Idaho is perfect for them and 85.6% feel safe and secure in their community. The fact that Idaho has the 6th lowest crime rate in the nation may have something do with our large sense of community pride.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_05.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_05.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In general, the index also found that Idahoans have a stronger sense of financial security, physical health, and sense of purpose than the majority of states. This may not seem like news to us but it's nice to have these facts laid out for us regardless.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_06.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_06.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Living in Idaho is pretty great and now we have the statistics to prove it! It's really no wonder people want to keep moving here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_07.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Only_In_Your_State/OIYS_082418_07.jpg</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>What do you think about these findings? Does Idaho’s high ranking come as a surprise?</div><div><br></div><div>———————————————<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>