Ow. This hurts, Missouri

From the wires today:

Survey ranks Missouri as 8th most miserable state

It seems Bloomberg News ranked the 50 states from most to least miserable and this is where we came in.

Yikes. Not good.

What they had to say and show about us:

8. Missouri
> Well-being index score: 64.8
- Life expectancy: 77.4 (12th lowest)
- Obesity: 30.5% (10th highest)
- Median household income: $44,301 (14th lowest)
- Adult population with high school diploma or higher: 86.9% (22nd lowest)

Between 2010 and 2011, Missouri’s well-being score went from 17th worst in the country to eighth worst. Conditions in the state declined in every category Gallup measured. Missouri residents polled rated their emotional health as 14th worst in the country, down from 25th worst last year. The state also declined from 18th worst in life evaluation to third worst in the country. The state has the 11th-highest rate of smokers in the country at 21.1%. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes rates are all among the top 20, and life expectancy in the state is 77.4 years, the 12th lowest in the U.S.

Adding insult--and pain--to this injury is that, in sharp contrast to our, Missouri's ranking, neighbor Nebraska comes in as one of the top 10 "happiest" states, at number 8 while--get ready for this--next-door-neighbor Kansas (of all states) comes in even worse--higher, better--on this happiness list at number 7.

Yow.

This hurts.

I mean, this really hurts.

Links: http://247wallst.com/2012/03/02/americas-most-miserable-states/2/

http://247wallst.com/2012/03/02/americas-happiest-states/2/