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Australia Ranks First as the World’s Happiest Nation, Says OECD Better Life Index

May 23, 2012

Australia tops as world's happiest nation in the list of OECD Better Life Index ahead of Norway and the US. full story

Slide Show: The 10 happiest states in the U.S.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which has surveyed 1.7 million Americans since the survey was first conducted in 2008, reflects the physical and emotional health of residents in each of the 50 states. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the scores of each state in the six categories that comprise Gallup’s index to identify objective measures that impact well-being. Here are the...

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Cape village ranks among the happiest

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The happiest US state is ...

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Lincoln is the happiest place in the U.S.

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ibtimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

Colorado ranks high among happiest states, second only to Hawaii

Gallup recently released a new study that seems to confirm what many Coloradans probably already intuitively know: Colorado is second only to Hawaii in terms of states where the living is the happiest and healthiest.

gjsentinel.com (2 months and 13 days ago)

Australia Ranks First as the World’s Happiest Nation, Says OECD Better Life Index

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