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Poverty among All Ages by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2023
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Why Is This Important?
Social determinants of health, such as income and poverty, have a major impact on health, well-being, and quality of life.
Definition
Estimated percentage of persons below poverty level in the past 12 months
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 persons below poverty level in the past 12 monthsDenominator:
Estimated number of persons in the 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: HP2030
Healthy People 2030 Objective SDOH-01
U.S. Target: Reduce the proportion of persons living below the poverty threshold to 8 percent by 2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/economic-stability/reduce-proportion-people-living-poverty-sdoh-01
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective SDOH-3.1
U.S. Target: Reduce the proportion of persons living in poverty
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health
Health Initiative: CDI
Chronic Disease Indicator SDH01
Description: Living below 150% of the poverty threshold among all people
https://www.cdc.gov/cdi/indicator-definitions/sdoh.html
Health Initiative: EPHT
Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-53
Description: Socioeconomic status: median household income, poverty, unemployment, educational attainment
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=13&selectedIndicatorId=53