Rate: Number of emergency room visits per 100,000 adults age 65+ years old.

Definition: Rate of emergency room visits due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Rate of hospitalizations due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

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

Rate: Number of emergency room visits per 100,000 adults age 65+ years old.

Definition: Rate of emergency room visits due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

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 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

Ratio: Percent of adults 18+ with Asthma who were advised by a health professional to make changes at home, school or work to improve their Asthma symptoms.

Definition: Percent of adults 18+ who reported being advised by a health professional to make changes at home, school or work to improve their Asthma symptoms, 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