Forget the gutter — NJ folks are too busy partying to step on you!

You know the stereotype. Us uptight New Jersey folk will walk right over you in a gutter.

Or do we live to talk, party and hang?

Can both be true?

A study by naplab.com ranked states by a metaphorical “social battery.”

To see how well charged each state’s “social battery” is they surveyed over 2,000 people across the country and found regional differences to a series of 13 questions.

People were asked about their social activity, their tendency to cancel plans, their introversion versus extroversion, etc.

Alabama had 100% of their respondents admit to canceling plans just to be alone. Backing up what John Mulaney said, that “canceled plans are like doing heroin.” Yet that alone didn’t put them as the state with the weakest “social battery.”

That belongs to Nevada. The national average “social battery” is charged to 51.4%. Nevada? Only 29.8%.

It turns out New Jersey is not only above the national average, we’re in the Top 10. Our “social battery” is charged to 61.1%.

All things considered like number of hours we want to socialize on a workday, numbers of hours we want to socialize on a day off, average minutes at a social event before we’re ready to leave, etc., we ranked 9th among all 50 states.

In case you wondered, we’re more social than folks in New York (No. 10) and our neighbors in Pennsylvania (No. 24).

Connecticut is No. 2, though? Maybe they’re just busy talking to each other about who among them started the lie that they have better pizza.

The most social state in the U.S. according to the study, is Minnesota. I guess if my only choices for entertainment were talking to people or ice fishing I’d be more social too.

The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5's Kylie Moore. Any opinions expressed are Kylie's own. You can follow Kylie on Instagram.
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