According to BeerAdvocate, a user-driven website about all things beer, New Hampshire residents consume on average, 43.4 gallons of beer each year. Only Nevada (which has Las Vegas) beats New Hampshire on this measure.
This speaks to New Hampshire’s micro and macrobreweries, as well as national distributed breweries.
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New Hampshire has beautiful beaches.
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By far, the most common suggestion for what epitomizes New Hampshire in photos is the fall folliage.
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Some things just can’t be put into words.
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New Hampshire has many mountains that make for excellent skiing.
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New Hampshire was ranked as the most livable state by CQ Press in 2008. Overall quality of life, education, income and crime rates were among the factors considered for the rankings.
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In a study conducted in June, 2008 New Hampshire and it’s neighboring state of Vermont ranked among the most religiously tolerant states. Only 16% of respondants claimed “My religion is the one, true and only way to attain everlasting life” while 73% responded that other religions can lead to eternal life.
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http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report2-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf (Page 166)
http://vyoma108.blogspot.com/2008/06/religion-in-america-massachusetts-among.html
New Hampshire ranked second in a study of average IQ by state conducted in 2006.
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http://www.people.vcu.edu/~mamcdani/Publications/McDaniel%20(2006)%20Estimating%20state%20IQ.pdf
According to CQ Press, New Hampshire is the safest state to live in during their 2008 rankings. New Hampshire had the lowest murder rate, and second lowest assault and burglary rates in this comparison.
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http://www.cqpress.com/product/Crime-State-Rankings-2008.html
According to the Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement’s Poverty Status By State report for 2007, New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of people below the poverty level of all states.
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http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032008/pov/new46_100125_01.htm
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10 16th, 2008| 