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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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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Proximity to Highways

State: Texas
Measurement Period: 2020
This indicator shows people living within 150 meters (about two blocks) from a major highway. For this indicator, a "highway" is defined as a major roadway or freeway that connects inter-state and inter-metropolitan areas and is defined as either a class 0,1, or 2 roadway by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Functional Classification System.

Why is this important?

Traffic-related pollutants are highest in the near-road environment. People who live closest to a major highway are more likely to be exposed to traffic-related air pollution resulting in an unhealthy air quality. 
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with asthma exacerbation as well as childhood asthma, non-asthma respiratory symptoms, impaired lung function, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cardiovascular morbidity.
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State: Texas

5.6%
Source: National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Measurement period: 2020
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: May 2024
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Compared to U.S. States, Texas has a value of 5.6% which is in the best 50% of states. States in the best 50% have a value lower than 5.7% while states in the worst 25% have a value higher than 6.8%.
U.S. States
Compared to the prior value, Texas (5.6%) is greater and worse than the previously measured value (5.5%).
Prior Value
(5.5%)

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Filed under: Environmental Health / Built Environment, Environmental Health / Air, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Physical Determinants of Health

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