Lucky you live Kauai

Kauai, Kilauea Light HouseThe December 7, 2009 issue of Time Magazine just confirmed what we always knew:  Hawaii residents top the nation for the “happy factor”.

According to the article, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted two nationwide surveys (1993 to 2001 and 2003 to 2006), asking 2.4 million people about their overall mood. The researchers were looking for something they called “frequent mental distress” and asked respondents to tell them how many days in the preceding month their mental health had been less than optimal. Frequent mental distress (FMD) was defined as having 14 or more bad days out of 30.  Apparently, 9% of Americans suffer from FMD, with Kentucky, West Virginia and Mississippi leading the “sad” states.  But in both surveys, Hawaii averaged only 6.6% of people suffering from FMD, making it the happiest of states in both surveys!

The article ends with this quote, “Never mind the Dow and the S&P; the true national indicator may be the FMD.”

And that news just confirms what the locals always say: “Lucky you live Kauai.”

 

About the Author

Micki Evslin ,

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Micki Evslin, has been a co-owner of Sleeping Giant since 1992. She enjoys finding uniquely beautiful properties that others may overlook. Seeing potential is her specialty, whether it be for creating a new business, visualizing a remodel or selecting the perfect building site or house. Having lived on the island for 31 years, she has a broad perspective on neighborhoods, vendors, healthcare, schools and lifestyles. She has remodeled homes and her decors have been featured in two different magazines. Originally from the East Coast, she lived in Mexico and Guam before settling on Kauai. Her husband is a pediatrician and the former CEO of Kauai Medical Clinic and Wilcox Hospital. They raised four children on Kauai. Micki has an active volunteer life (she was president of the Island School PTA ----- created, chaired and still helps with the Tour of Homes which benefitted Island School and Hospice --- founded and currently co-chairs The Kauai Guild, the volunteer arm of Child and Family Service with over 200 members). She wishes she had more time to devote to family, yoga, Qi Gong, writing, drawing, pottery, tennis, travel, reading, cooking, hiking, snorkeling, gardening ... and not burning the candle at both ends. Her current interest is reforesting with native plants

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