Data
Baseline: 88.0 percent of consumers correctly followed the recommendation to properly use cutting boards after cutting raw meat, chicken, and fish in 2016
Numerator
The percent of consumers aged 18 years and older who report they follow the key food safety practice: separate.
Denominator
Number of practices measured among persons aged 18 years and older who prepare food (consumers).
Target-setting method
Percentage point improvement
Target-setting method details
Percentage point improvement from the baseline using Cohen's h effect size of 0.10.
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Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. A percentage point improvement was calculated using Cohen's h effect size of 0.1. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.