2011 | Salem, New Jersey

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	Salem County	Error Margin	National Benchmark*	New Jersey	Rank (of 21)
Health Outcomes					19
Mortality					21
Premature death	9,502	8,623-10,380	5,564	6,170
Morbidity					15
Poor or fair health	19%	16-23%	10%	15%
Poor physical health days	4.1	3.5-4.8	2.6	3.4
Poor mental health days	3.9	3.2-4.6	2.3	3.3
Low birthweight	7.9%	7.2-8.6%	6.0%	8.2%
Health Factors					18
Health Behaviors					20
Adult smoking	24%	21-28%	15%	17%
Adult obesity	30%	26-34%	25%	24%
Excessive drinking	14%	12-17%	8%	16%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	22	18-26	12	9
Sexually transmitted infections	248		83	258
Teen birth rate	38	35-41	22	26
Clinical Care					20
Uninsured adults	15%	12-18%	13%	19%
Primary care physicians	1,839:1		631:1	808:1
Preventable hospital stays	111	106-116	52	78
Diabetic screening	69%	61-77%	89%	78%
Mammography screening	70%	59-80%	74%	59%
Social & Economic Factors					15
High school graduation	85%		92%	84%
Some college	55%		68%	64%
Unemployment	10.7%		5.3%	9.2%
Children in poverty	15%	12-19%	11%	12%
Inadequate social support	23%	20-28%	14%	23%
Children in single-parent households	34%		20%	28%
Violent crime rate	316		100	336
Physical Environment					2
Air pollution-particulate matter days	1		0	5
Air pollution-ozone days	7		0	11
Access to healthy foods	71%		92%	84%
Access to recreational facilities	24		17	15

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data

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