North Dakota nice
John Lamb,
Published Thursday, September 11, 2008
You can’t spell “friendly” without “N.D.”
That’s not just a clever phonetic device, or a possible marketing campaign. There’s new research to back up “North Dakota nice.”
Forget Southern hospitality. The University of Cambridge in England released a study suggesting the Peace Garden State is pleasantly platonic.
A release titled “North Dakota: America’s ‘friendliest’ state” offers a “personality map” of America.
The study surveyed thousands of people in each state and the District of Columbia. A total of 619,397 people took part over six years.
Respondents read 44 statements and marked their level of agreement from one to five. Researchers used a five-factor model and split different personality groups into sections: extraversion (defined as “sociable, energetic and enthusiastic”); agreeableness (“warm, friendly, compassionate”); conscientiousness (“dutiful, responsible and self-disciplined”); neuroticism (“anxious, stressful and impulsive”); and openness (“curious, intellectual, creative”).
North Dakota ranked at the top in the extraversion, which I am totally thrilled about. The state also topped the list in agreeableness.
Read on at
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=214319Being as I am not originally from ND, I always thought people were pretty nice up here, compared to other places.