Hoosier’s well-being among lowest in the country, according to report

The well-being of Hoosiers is among the lowest in the country, according to a 2016 study by Gallup and Healthways.

Indiana comes in at No. 47 in the report in the State of American Well-Being series. It only beats out Oklahoma, Kentucky and West Virginia.

The study takes into account responses in five categories of well-being: purpose, social, financial, community and physical. Indiana ranks 44th in the physical category, 47th in purpose and 49th in social. Its highest-ranking category is financial, in which it comes in at No. 30.

Indiana’s overall ranking is a spot lower than its placement in the 2015 study.