Are Cities Healthy?

National survey says large cities are better for well-being.
USA Today (2/16, Page) reports that the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, a new study of Americans' attitudes, concludes that Boulder, CO, "is home to the happiest, healthiest people in the United States." The massive study, which is "based on interviews with more than 353,000 Americans during 2009, asked individuals to assess their jobs, finances, physical health, emotional state of mind, and communities." The study determined that "residents of large cities -- those with a population of one million or more -- generally report higher levels of well-being and more optimism about the future than those in small or medium-sized cities."