Georgia Down Slightly In ‘Well-Being’ Survey

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February 14th, 2018

While Georgia did drop slightly in the well-being poll, the state did show some improvements, such as more people exercising regularly in 2017 than the year before.

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Georgia dropped from 29th to 31st in a measurement that reflects how people feel about and experience their daily lives. The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index score for the U.S. in 2017 – out of a possible score of 100 —  was 61.5, a decline from 62.1 in 2016.

This drop reflected declines in 21 states, including in Georgia, which fell from 62.3 to 61.3. No state showed a statistically significant improvement compared to the previous year.

The index, released Tuesday, examines five elements:

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