Hampton Roads is Happy, says Gallup
Posted By HR Partnership on February 20, 2010
Today is a “happy” day, as is most every day in Hampton Roads. At least, that’s according to Richard Florida’s Creative Class project which reports that the Hampton Roads MSA has tied for 7th overall as the “Happiest Metro Area” based on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. San Jose, CA, Washington, DC and Raleigh/Cary, NC lead the pack of “happy cities” for 2009.
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The “cities” referenced are based on the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. In many cases, more than one city is included in the same MSA. The San Jose metropolitan statistical area, for example, also includes the smaller nearby cities of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara in addition to San Jose itself. Each respondent is attributed to his or her MSA based on the self-report of his or her ZIP code, and all large metropolitan areas had sample sizes ranging from 969 (New Orleans) to 16,772 (New York).
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index score measures for each city an average of six sub-indexes, which individually examine life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities. The overall composite score and each of the six sub-indexes’ scores are calculated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 represents fully realized well-being.
Gallup and Healthways initiated the Well-Being Index in January 2008.
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