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Compared to Distribution

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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

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Adults who Smoke

County: La Porte
Measurement Period: 2021
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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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County: La Porte

19.8%
Source: CDC - PLACES
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2023
Filter(s) for this location: State: Indiana
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Compared to IN Counties, La Porte has a value of 19.8% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 19.3% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 20.7%.
IN Counties
Compared to U.S. Counties, La Porte has a value of 19.8% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 17.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 20.5%.
U.S. Counties
Compared to the US Value (13.5%), La Porte has a value of 19.8% which is higher and worse.
US Value
(13.5%)
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (6.1%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(6.1%)
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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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)

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