Ratio: Estimated percent of population age 65 - 74

Definition: Adults aged 65-74 years who engage in no leisure-time physical activity

Data Source: NJBRFS, New Jersey Department of Health

**Physically Inactive questions are included in odd-numbered years

Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths rate in which asthma is the underlying cause, CD-10 codes: J45-J46

Data Sources:

1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Ratio: Percentage of survey respondents age 65+ who reported ever receiving a pneumococcal vaccine anytime during their life.

Definition: Percentage of non-institutionalized adults age 65+ who reported ever receiving a pneumococcal vaccination in their lifetime.

Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of deaths due to falls per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths with a fall-related injury as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: W00-W19)

Data Source:

(1) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(2) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

History:
MAR 2014
- 2020 targets based on 2006-2008 data

MAR 2017
- Baseline year changed from 2006-2008 to 2009-2011
- 2020 targets modified to reflect a 10% improvement over the 2009-2011 baseline for total population and all racial/ethnic groups