Ratio: The number of survey respondents who reported consuming at least five daily servings of fruits and vegetables (including legumes).

Definition: The percentage of survey respondents aged 18 and older who reported consuming five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables (including legumes).

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

Ratio: Percent of adults 18+ with an Asthma action, management, or treatment plan.

Definition: Percent of adults 18+ with Asthma who reportedly have an Asthma action, management, or treatment plan, according to the results of Asthma Call-Back Survey.

Data Sources: NJBRFS Asthma Call-Back Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 35-64

Definition: Deaths among adults age 35-64 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: Percent of adults 18+ with Asthma who reportedly miss work or limit usual activity due to Asthma.

Definition: Percent of adults 18+ with Asthma who reportedly miss work or limit usual activity due to Asthma according to the results of Asthma Call-Back Survey.

Data Sources: NJBRFS Asthma Call-Back Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of persons surveyed who had health insurance coverage at the time of the interview

Definition: Percentage of New Jersey residents with health insurance coverage

Data Sources:

1) US Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

2) New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health Suggested citation: New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (NJBRFS).

3) New Jersey Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) [online]. Accessed at http://nj.gov/health/shad

Ratio: Weighted number of survey respondents who reported being tested for HIV in the past 12 months.

Definition: Proportion of adults aged 18-64 years who have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months.

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

Ratio: Age-adjusted percentage of biannual glycosylated hemoglobin screenings among adults 18+ diagnosed with diabetes, New Jersey.

Definition: Age-adjusted proportion of adults aged 18 years and older with diagnosed diabetes who reported having a glycosylated hemoglobin (commonly called "blood sugar") measurement twice in the last year.

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

Ratio: The number of survey respondents who reported consuming at least five daily servings of fruits and vegetables (including legumes).

Definition: The percentage of survey respondents aged 18 and older who reported consuming five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables (including legumes).

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

Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 35-64

Definition: Deaths among adults age 35-64 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: Percent of adults 18+ with Asthma who reportedly miss work or limit usual activity due to Asthma.

Definition: Percent of adults 18+ with Asthma who reportedly miss work or limit usual activity due to Asthma according to the results of Asthma Call-Back Survey.

Data Sources: NJBRFS Asthma Call-Back Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health