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

Compared to Distribution

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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

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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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 Smoke

Neighborhood: North Baton Rouge
Measurement Period: 2022
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who currently smoke cigarettes.

Why is this important?

Tobacco is the agent most responsible for avoidable illness and death in America today. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use brings premature death to almost half a million Americans each year, and it contributes to profound disability and pain in many others. The World Health Organization states that approximately one-third of all tobacco users in this country will die prematurely because of their dependence on tobacco. Areas with a high smoking prevalence will also have greater exposure to secondhand smoke for non-smokers, which can cause or exacerbate a wide range of adverse health effects such as cancer, respiratory infections, and asthma.
The Healthy People 2030 national health target is to reduce current cigarette smoking in adults to 6.1 percent.
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25.7%
Source: CDC - PLACES
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: October 2024
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Technical note: Sub-county small area estimates use state and county data from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in tandem with demographic data for census tracts and cities. It is not appropriate to use this data for evaluation purposes.
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Adults who Smoke

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Measurement Period: 2022
Data Source: CDC - PLACES
October 31, 2024www.brcitykey.com
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7.0% - 11.2%
11.2% - 14.9%
14.9% - 19.7%
19.7% - 27.3%
27.3% - 36.3%
There are 57 Neighborhood values. The lowest value is 7%, and the highest value is 36.3%. Half of the values are between 11.9% and 19.6%. The middle (median) value is 16%.

Data Source

  • CDC - PLACES
    Note: This source uses Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) for its Zip Code data. Learn more
    Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)

Filed under: Health / Tobacco Use, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Health Behaviors, Adults