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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Adults who Frequently Cook Meals at Home

Select a Census Place
Measurement Period: 2023
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.
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Adults who Frequently Cook Meals at Home

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Comparison:
Measurement Period: 2023
Data Source: Claritas Consumer Profiles
November 25, 2024montgomery.thehcn.net
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72.7% - 80.2%
80.2% - 85.3%
85.3% - 90.5%
90.5% - 95.5%
95.5% - 100.0%
There are 58 Census Place values. The lowest value is 72.7%, and the highest value is 100%. Half of the values are between 82.2% and 94.5%. The middle (median) value is 88.2%.

Data Source

Filed under: Health / Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Health Behaviors