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Healthy New Jersey 2010
State Health Issues
Opinion Survey

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Overview

Appendicies

Table of Contents

 

Table 2

Rated Importance of Health Issues [A-2]

 

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Those saying this issue is "extremely or very important": Cancer Access/ pay for care AIDS -HIV Heart disease Infect- ious disease Alcohol & drug abuse STDs Racial diffrnce Infant deaths Work/ environ hazard Teen preg- nancy Injuries (n)
TOTAL 93% 89% 86% 84% 81% 81% 80% 79% 78% 77% 76% 54% (804)

Gender












--Male 91 85 83 80 79 77 75 76 73 72 70 51 (389)
--Female 96 91 88 87 85 85 84 83 82 82 81 57 (415)

Race












--White 94 88 85 83 81 81 77 76 76 77 74 51 (571)
--Black 92 93 97 87 82 86 87 89 90 80 79 60 (101)
--Hispanic 95 95 91 90 92 83 90 88 85 81 88 67 (65)
--Asian/Other 90 78 76 76 74 80 70 80 70 73 76 52 (45)

Age












--18 to 29 91 89 89 79 80 80 84 81 82 70 74 57 (142)
--30 to 49 94 88 90 83 82 81 76 81 81 81 77 53 (340)
--50 to 64 90 96 85 85 81 83 82 76 74 77 72 51 (193)
--65 and older 98 84 75 89 82 81 78 75 68 75 81 57 (118)

Has Child under 18












--Yes 92 90 90 81 84 87 78 80 85 82 78 56 (304)
--No 94 87 83 85 80 79 81 79 73 74 75 52 (495)

Region of State












--North 92 91 85 84 80 83 80 79 78 77 77 53 (386)
--Central 96 86 87 84 86 79 77 84 78 76 77 50 (205)
--South 93 89 87 84 80 82 82 77 77 79 72 59 (213)

Type of Municipality












--Major urban center 92 99 95 88 92 87 83 79 85 76 85 62 (68)
--Urban and surround 93 88 86 84 80 80 81 79 82 71 75 54 (164)
--Older town/suburb 96 88 86 82 83 82 78 78 74 81 79 50 (181)
--Newer suburb 94 87 86 86 81 82 79 82 78 76 76 53 (270)
--Rural 90 87 77 79 77 80 77 76 71 84 67 57 (120)

PAST SURVEYS












--April 1991 93% 88% 91% 84% 81% 84% 87% na 78% 79% 75% 69% (800)

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