The Wellbeing of Cities

The results of a recent Gallup poll show that adults living in large metropolitan areas score better than their counterparts in small towns and rural areas.

Big city residents had lower incidences of smoking, obesity, cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, while also demonstrating more visits to the dentist and higher rates of health insurance coverage.

The major takeaway? "Quieter, calmer settings do not necessarily translate to better wellbeing," the latest indication of the sea change taking hold in America as people and prosperity shift from the suburbs back into cities.

The poll, called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is based on telephone interviews with more than 350,000 adults between January and December 2009 and measures life evaluation, physical health, healthy behaviors, emotional health, work environment and access to basic necessities.

  

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