2011 | Atlantic, New Jersey
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| Atlantic County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
New Jersey | Rank (of 21) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 17 | ||||
| Mortality | 17 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,476 | 8,093-8,860 | 5,564 | 6,170 | |
| Morbidity | 16 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 19% | 16-21% | 10% | 15% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.0 | 3.7-4.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.6 | 3.0-4.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.7% | 8.3-9.0% | 6.0% | 8.2% | |
| Health Factors | 19 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 19 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 23% | 21-25% | 15% | 17% | |
| Adult obesity | 27% | 24-29% | 25% | 24% | |
| Excessive drinking | 19% | 17-21% | 8% | 16% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 17 | 15-19 | 12 | 9 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 429 | 83 | 258 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 43 | 41-44 | 22 | 26 | |
| Clinical Care | 12 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 18% | 15-21% | 13% | 19% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,109:1 | 631:1 | 808:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 83 | 81-85 | 52 | 78 | |
| Diabetic screening | 78% | 73-83% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 60% | 55-65% | 74% | 59% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 17 | ||||
| High school graduation | 95% | 92% | 84% | ||
| Some college | 54% | 68% | 64% | ||
| Unemployment | 12.1% | 5.3% | 9.2% | ||
| Children in poverty | 17% | 14-20% | 11% | 12% | |
| Inadequate social support | 24% | 21-26% | 14% | 23% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 36% | 20% | 28% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 536 | 100 | 336 | ||
| Physical Environment | 12 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 5 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 67% | 92% | 84% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 14 | 17 | 15 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
