Have a Baby
A new study is out from Wallethub:
Best and Worst States to Have a Baby
So, how in the world did they conduct their study?
The personal finance social network analyzed the best and worst states to have a baby, looking at 22 key metrics including health care conditions, budget considerations and the baby-friendliness in the state.
"Baby-friendliness"? What is that based on ??
Laws to protect youngsters?
Number of Babies-r-Us stores?
Politicians willing to pucker-up for a kiss?
So after all their data collection, analysis, computation, etc., they reached these decisions:
The best..... VERMONT
The worst..... ALABAMA
40th place..... ILLINOIS
The full list is below.
Out for now.......
Matt
1. Vermont
2. Maine
3. Oregon
4. Connecticut
5. New Hampshire
6. Wyoming
7. Iowa
8. Massachusetts
9. Alaska
10. Utah
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Minnesota
14. Kentucky
15. North Dakota
16. Nebraska
17. Virginia
18. Colorado
19. Ohio
20. South Dakota
21. Washington
22. Montana
23. Indiana
24. Texas
25. Missouri
26. Maryland
27. Kansas
28. Wisconsin
29. Michigan
30. Arizona
31. District of Columbia
32. New Jersey
33. California
34. Arkansas
35. Delaware
36. Tennessee
37. Florida
38. New Mexico
39. Oklahoma
40. Illinois
41. Rhode Island
42. North Carolina
43. West Virginia
44. Georgia
45. New York
46. Nevada
47. Pennsylvania
48. South Carolina
49. Mississippi
50. Louisiana
51. Alabama
2. Maine
3. Oregon
4. Connecticut
5. New Hampshire
6. Wyoming
7. Iowa
8. Massachusetts
9. Alaska
10. Utah
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Minnesota
14. Kentucky
15. North Dakota
16. Nebraska
17. Virginia
18. Colorado
19. Ohio
20. South Dakota
21. Washington
22. Montana
23. Indiana
24. Texas
25. Missouri
26. Maryland
27. Kansas
28. Wisconsin
29. Michigan
30. Arizona
31. District of Columbia
32. New Jersey
33. California
34. Arkansas
35. Delaware
36. Tennessee
37. Florida
38. New Mexico
39. Oklahoma
40. Illinois
41. Rhode Island
42. North Carolina
43. West Virginia
44. Georgia
45. New York
46. Nevada
47. Pennsylvania
48. South Carolina
49. Mississippi
50. Louisiana
51. Alabama