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New Jersey
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New Jersey (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
New Jersey is 18th this year; it was 15th in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 14.7 percent of
the population, a low prevalence of obesity at 23.5 percent of the population, a
low infant mortality rate at 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, a high rate of high
school graduation with 84.8 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within
four years, a low occupational fatalities rate at 3.2 deaths per 100,000 workers
and ready availability of primary care physicians with 144.1 primary care physicians
per 100,000 population.
Challenges:
Challenges include a high incidence of infectious disease at 20.8
cases per 100,000 population, low immunization coverage with 72.8 percent of children
ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, and high levels of air pollution
at 12.8 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 10.7 percent
to 13.8 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past five years, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 19.4 percent to
14.7 percent of the population.
In the past ten years, the infant mortality rate decreased from 6.8 to 5.4 deaths
per 1,000 live births.
Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 9.9 percent to 23.5 percent
of the population.
Health Disparities:
In New Jersey, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks
at 34.1 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 23.0 percent. The prevalence of diabetes
also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 13.6 percent of non-Hispanic blacks
have diabetes compared to 7.4 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In addition, mortality
rates vary in New Jersey, with 979.2 deaths per 100,000 population among blacks
compared to whites, who experience 765.5 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.state.nj.us/health
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New! Supplemental Measures
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America’s Health Rankings™ have been expanded to include 15 more state-specific measures of health, from Daily Vegetable and Fruit intake to Incidence of High Blood Pressure and Diabetes. GO
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| New Jersey - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 84.8 | 5 | 85.1 | 7 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 23.5 | 8 | 24.1 | 10 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 14.7 | 3 | 17.1 | 10 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 13.8 | 15 | 14.1 | 15 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 3.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 4 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 20.8 | 41 | 22.2 | 42 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 12.8 | 39 | 12.5 | 34 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 13.8 | 11 | 10.7 | 3 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 326 | 22 | 329 | 22 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 14.9 | 33 | 15.6 | 33 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 72.8 | 42 | 82.3 | 11 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $73 | 25 | $73 | 24 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 62.4 | 43 | 62.9 | 41 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 79.0 | 38 | 83.9 | 37 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 144.1 | 8 | 142.9 | 8 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 6724 | 20 | 6381 | 13 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.3 | 15 | 3.6 | 30 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 5.4 | 7 | 5.0 | 2 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.3 | 22 | 3.4 | 27 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 12.4 | 32 | 12.5 | 32 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 194.5 | 24 | 196.6 | 26 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 279.4 | 25 | 289.1 | 25 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.255 | 17 | 0.346 | 13 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.159 | 16 | 0.153 | 18 | 0.348 | | Overall | 0.414 | 18 | 0.499 | 15 | 1.064 |
| New Jersey - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 81.4 | 3 | 81.4 | 3 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 75.9 | 7 | 74.5 | 10 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 27.5 | 8 | 27.5 | 8 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 73.0 | 36 | 73.9 | 41 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.2 | 11 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 38.6 | 38 | 38.6 | 38 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 28.2 | 31 | 28.2 | 31 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.1 | 20 | 3.9 | 16 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 4.2 | 22 | 4.7 | 35 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 8.4 | 28 | 9.2 | 38 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $50919 | 2 | $49511 | 2 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.5 | 23 | 7.4 | 21 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 5.5 | 31 | 4.3 | 23 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $65306 | 2 | $62832 | 7 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.7 | 35 | 5.7 | 30 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 15.6 | 29 | 17.1 | 33 | 10.7 |
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