Study Declares New Jersey Is One Of America’s Most Relaxed States

Would you believe that a new study places New among the most relaxed states in America?

If you live in New Jersey, you feel the stress each day. If it's not bills, it's traffic, construction, or any number of things that raise your blood pressure.

New Jersey Is Close To Being America's Most Relaxed State?

The thought that we live in one of America's most relaxed states might seem comical to you.

Either we don't know the Garden State the way we think we do, or the other states are a lot more stressed than we think.

The study was reported at Quartz, and the folks there say there are very few states more relaxed than New Jersey.

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The study reveals that only 14.6% of New Jersey residents report stress monthly, and if that sounds low to you, you are not alone.

Comparing that statistic to the most relaxed state in America, South Dakota, the Garden State is about two and a half percentage points away from being the most relaxed state in America.

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If you've spent one minute driving on the Garden State Parkway, you have every right to demand a recount on this one.

If it is true, good for us. Maybe we've been mellowing out over the years.