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

Rate: Number of emergency room visits per 100,000 persons age 5 - 64 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 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

Rate: Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 children under 5 years old.

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 emergency room visits per 100,000 persons age 5 - 64 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 persons age 5 - 64 years old.

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 emergency room visits per 100,000 children age 0 - 4 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