The article that i read  is called “How Happy are you? a Census wants to know”.In the article officials interviewed residents from Somerville, Boston Massachusetts to systematically track peoples happiness. They hope to move beyond traditional measures of success to promote policies of more than just well-being.  The census asked many general questions and then there were some personal questions that kind-of made it seem like a personality test.  the survey mostly aimed at the citizens aspects of their community and if they think Somerville is a good place to live. Also in the article many Citizens were positive about the survey because the city was getting attention and they were glad the city used 21st century tools to get a feel for what people want. Somerville officials hope to create a well-being index to incorporate a whole new method of gaining peoples opinions and satisfaction in their community.

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