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Query Results for New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data - Obesity (Age 18+) Crude Prevalence

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This option remembers your currently selected filtering criteria and display options and applies (

Restrictions/conditions:

  • This features only effects queryable datasets loaded after the apply criteria feature is enabled.
  • When a new queryable dataset is loaded, this features does NOT clean/clear any of that dataset's default selected values - it simply supplements the newly loaded dataset's selections with those values captured when the apply criteria feature was enabled.
  • When in the builder interface you can override and make additional changes (select or deselect).
  • Changes made in the builder interface are not automatically saved to the enabled apply criteria definition. However, once you have a result you can reapply the current critera by using this dialog and pressing the "Reapply" button. If you do not see this button then the apply criteria feature has not been enabled.
  • Selections are applied according to what selections are available within that given queryable dataset. For example if your apply criteria is set for years 1999-2015 and the dataset does not have 1999 then only years 2000-2015 will be selected.
  • This feature is available immediately and does not require any user login account. However, if you wish to save this definition you will need to have either a free self registered user account or a secure DOH account and be logged in to be able to save your definitions.
  • TURNING OFF: These selections will remain in effect for the length of your current session on this site. It is turned off by pressing the "Clear" button.
  • TECHNICAL NOTE: The selection's internal dimension names and values MUST match. In some instances a value's title shown to the user will look the same as the dataset's but it is stored internally with a different name or value so they do not match and thus will not be selected. As an end user there is nothing that can be done about this situation because this is something the dataset author must setup. If you see something like this please contact us and report this issue.
) to all subseqent dataset query requests. This feature can help you save time and be consistent by automatically applying your defined selections to other queryable datasets you open.

One Example:

Doing studies on different datasets like you want to look at different survey datasets for hispanic females for years 2015-2018. You want to always display a county choropleth map and a horizontal bar chart. You make those initial selections, submit your selections, enable this apply criteria feature. From then on, those selections are automatically applied (as much as possible) to all subsequent queryable datasets you open.

Query Criteria

Measure Description:Proportion of adults who are obese based on Body Mass Index (BMI)
Percentage obese vs. not obese Filter: Obese
Year Filter: 2023
Data Grouped By:Year

Data Notes

  • {{style font-size:120% Outcome Measure}} [[br]] {{style font-size:120% Question Wording}} [[br]] 1. About how much do you weigh without shoes? [[br]] 2. About how tall are you without shoes? [[br]] Body Mass Index (BMI) is defined as body weight (in kilograms) divided by heights squared (in meters) based on the responses to the above questions. [[br]] [[br]] {{style font-size:120% Operational Definition}} [[br]] "Obese" is defined as a BMI 30 or more. [[br]] [[br]] {{style font-size:120% Related Health Indicators and Objectives}} [[br]] [https://www.cdc.gov/cdi/indicator-definitions/npao.html Obesity among adults aged >= 18 years] (CDC Chronic Disease Indicator) [[br]] [https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/overweight-and-obesity/reduce-proportion-adults-obesity-nws-03 Obesity among adults aged >= 20 years] (Healthy People 2030) [[br]] [[br]] ''NJSHAD Health Indicator Profile(s):'' [[br]] [[a href="indicator/view/Obese.NewTrend.html" Obesity Among Adults]] [[br]] [[br]]

  • {{style font-size:120% Statistical Considerations}} [[br]] {{style font-size:120% Missing Values}} [[br]] Rows for "unknown" data are not shown but the values in those rows are included in the totals. [[br]][[br]] {{style font-size:120% Weighted Estimates}} [[br]] The estimated percentages reported above have been produced by weighting the sample so that the results better represent the New Jersey adult population and to adjust for the probability of selection. The sample sizes reported in the table are unweighted. Estimates calculated using the unweighted sample sizes will not be accurate. [[br]][[br]] {{style font-size:120% Denominator}} [[br]] Unless otherwise indicated, the denominator used for the calculation of these estimates includes all survey respondents except those with missing, don't know, and refused answers. (If the query was limited to a particular sub-population-group, only those respondents are included in the denominator.) [[br]][[br]] {{style font-size:120% Statistical Reliability}} [[br]] The margin of error (MOE) is calculated as the standard error of the estimate multiplied by 1.96. A MOE of 3 percentage points or less is commonly used as a standard of reliability for opinion surveys, although the reliability of a measure should ideally be assessed in conjunction with the specific use to which it will be put. [[br]][[br]] The relative standard error (RSE) also provides a measure of reliability for statistical estimates. The RSE is computed by dividing the standard error of the estimate by the estimate itself (or its complement, if the estimate itself is a proportion greater than 0.5) and multiplying by 100 to convert it to a percentage. (Estimates with a RSE above 25%-30% are commonly flagged as "unreliable" for government surveys, although the reliability of a measure should ideally be assessed in conjunction with the specific use to which it will be put.) [[br]] [[br]]

Data Sources

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health
(http://www.nj.gov/health/chs/njbrfs/)

Data Issue

Data from the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey are intended to be representative of all non-institutionalized adult residents of New Jersey. Due to resource issues, however, adults with limited personal access to phone service or limited command of either English or Spanish are not represented. As with all surveys, also, some error results from nonresponse (e.g., refusal to participate in the survey or to answer specific questions), and faulty measurement (e.g., responses affected by social desirability or recall error). Data collection procedures intended to minimize such errors include the use of strict calling protocols, good questionnaire design, standardization of interviewer behavior, interviewer training, and frequent, on-site interviewer monitoring and supervision. Statistical weighting procedures are also used to minimize the potential impact of disproportionate representation of demographic subgroups defined in terms of age, sex, race, ethnicity, education level, marital status, home ownership, and county of residence. (See also [[a href="query/BRFSSQueryTechNotes.html" Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Description and Technical Notes]].)

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These data were queried on: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:34:33 EDT
The dataset was last updated on: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:32:49 EDT
New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://nj.gov/health/chs/njbrfs/)