NJSHAD - Health Indicator Report - Disability Status by County, New Jersey, 2023

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County, New Jersey, United States	County, New Jersey, United States Sort Order	Estimated Percentage of the Population with a Disability	90% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit	90% Confidence Interval, Upper Limit	Estimated Count

Atlantic	1	13.7%	12.2%	15.2%	37,118
Bergen	2	9.7%	9.2%	10.2%	92,117
Burlington	3	11.6%	10.8%	12.4%	53,225
Camden	4	14.3%	13.3%	15.3%	74,812
Cape May	5	13.4%	11.6%	15.2%	12,558
Cumberland	6	14.8%	13.0%	16.6%	21,852
Essex	7	12.6%	11.8%	13.4%	106,074
Gloucester	8	14.5%	13.2%	15.8%	44,672
Hudson	9	10.0%	9.3%	10.7%	70,289
Hunterdon	10	9.1%	7.7%	10.5%	11,723
Mercer	11	9.9%	9.0%	10.8%	37,250
Middlesex	12	9.7%	9.1%	10.3%	83,131
Monmouth	13	10.6%	9.9%	11.3%	67,481
Morris	14	9.0%	8.3%	9.7%	46,034
Ocean	15	12.1%	11.4%	12.8%	78,816
Passaic	16	9.5%	8.8%	10.2%	48,385
Salem	17	13.4%	11.4%	15.4%	8,593
Somerset	18	8.0%	7.3%	8.7%	27,693
Sussex	19	11.6%	10.2%	13.0%	16,834
Union	20	8.8%	8.0%	9.6%	50,180
Warren	21	11.7%	10.1%	13.3%	12,942
New Jersey	34000	10.9%	10.7%	11.1%	1,001,779
United States	100000	13.4%	13.3%	13.5%	44,146,764

Why Is This Important?

Studies have found that people with disabilities are less likely to get preventive health care services they need to stay healthy.¹ In addition, people with disabilities may have trouble finding a job, going to school, or getting around outside their homes.²

Definition

Percent of the total population that has a disability

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:
Estimated number of civilian noninstitutionalized persons with a disability
Denominator:
Estimated total civilian noninstitutionalized population

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Health Initiative: CDI
Chronic Disease Indicator DIS01
Description: Adults with any disability
https://www.cdc.gov/cdi/indicator-definitions/disability.html

Health Initiative: EPHT
Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-109
Description: Prevalence among adults of arthritis, diabetes, disability, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fair or poor self-rated health status
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=13&selectedIndicatorId=109

Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-52
Description: Demographics: socioeconomic status, age, sex, race/ethnicity, English language proficiency, medical issues and disability
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=13&selectedIndicatorId=52

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Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Health Initiative: CDI

Chronic Disease Indicator DIS01

Health Initiative: EPHT

Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-109

Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-52

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