2011 | Somerset, New Jersey
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| Somerset County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
New Jersey | Rank (of 21) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 3 | ||||
| Mortality | 2 | ||||
| Premature death | 4,179 | 3,931-4,426 | 5,564 | 6,170 | |
| Morbidity | 4 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 11% | 9-12% | 10% | 15% | |
| Poor physical health days | 2.8 | 2.5-3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.6 | 2.3-2.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.6% | 7.3-7.9% | 6.0% | 8.2% | |
| Health Factors | 3 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 1 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 12% | 11-14% | 15% | 17% | |
| Adult obesity | 22% | 20-25% | 25% | 24% | |
| Excessive drinking | 14% | 12-16% | 8% | 16% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 6 | 5-7 | 12 | 9 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 119 | 83 | 258 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 13 | 12-14 | 22 | 26 | |
| Clinical Care | 2 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 15% | 13-17% | 13% | 19% | |
| Primary care physicians | 551:1 | 631:1 | 808:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 70 | 68-72 | 52 | 78 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 76-87% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 64% | 59-69% | 74% | 59% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 3 | ||||
| High school graduation | 90% | 92% | 84% | ||
| Some college | 75% | 68% | 64% | ||
| Unemployment | 7.4% | 5.3% | 9.2% | ||
| Children in poverty | 5% | 4-6% | 11% | 12% | |
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 18-22% | 14% | 23% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 15% | 20% | 28% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 84 | 100 | 336 | ||
| Physical Environment | 7 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 21 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 87% | 92% | 84% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 23 | 17 | 15 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
