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Adults who Frequently Cook Meals at Home

Census Place (City): Piru
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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Census Place (City): Piru

73.2%
Source: Claritas Consumer Profiles
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
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Compared to CA Counties, Piru has a value of 73.2% which is in the worst 25% of census places (cities). Census places (cities) in the best 50% have a value higher than 77.5% while census places (cities) in the worst 25% have a value lower than 74.9%.
CA Counties
Compared to CA Census Places, Piru has a value of 73.2% which is in the worst 25% of census places (cities). Census places (cities) in the best 50% have a value higher than 78.2% while census places (cities) in the worst 25% have a value lower than 74.4%.
CA Census Places
Compared to the Ventura, CA County Value (81.1%), Piru has a value of 73.2% which is lower and worse.
Ventura, CA County Value
(81.1%)
Compared to the CA Value (78.2%), Piru has a value of 73.2% which is lower and worse.
CA Value
(78.2%)
Compared to the US Value (78.0%), Piru has a value of 73.2% which is lower and worse.
US Value
(78.0%)
Compared to the prior value, Piru (73.2%) is greater and better than the previously measured value (65.8%).
Prior Value
(65.8%)

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Change in methodology for 2022:
Starting with 2022 data, estimates are derived from survey respondents who generally agree with the statement "Adults who Frequently Cook Meals at Home." For 2021 data, estimates are derived from survey respondents who completely or strongly agreed with the same statement.
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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 22, 2024www.healthmattersinvc.org
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71.1% - 74.3%
74.3% - 79.7%
79.7% - 87.5%
87.5% - 91.5%
91.5% - 98.0%
There are 23 Census Place (City) values. The lowest value is 71.1%, and the highest value is 98%. Half of the values are between 75.3% and 86.2%. The middle (median) value is 85%.

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