Indicator Gauge Icon Legend
Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Adults who Frequently Cook Meals at Home
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This indicator shows adults who frequently cook meals at home within a given week.
Why is this important?
Cooking meals at home is correlated with better diet quality. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who frequently eat meals at home consume less calories and eat healthier than those who cook less.
Not only is frequently eating out less healthy, it is also generally more expensive and associated with higher away-from-home expenditures.
| Census Place | Source | Measurement Period | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 50 Census Place values. The lowest value is 67.9%, and the highest value is 92.3%.
Half of the values are between 69.1% and 80.7%.
The middle (median) value is 73.5%.
Data Source
- Claritas Consumer Profiles
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Health Behaviors