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Passaic County Public Health Profile Report

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Prevalence: Estimated Percent (Age-adjusted), 2018-2020*

  • Passaic
    3.3
    95% Confidence Interval (2.1 - 5.3)
    State
    4.6
    U.S.NA
    NA=Data not available.
  • Passaic Compared to State

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    • Reason for Concern = The county's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.

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Why Is This Important?

COPD is a serious lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing with or without large amounts of mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms. When COPD is severe, it can cause serious, long-term disability.

How Are We Doing?

In 2020, the adult COPD age-adjusted prevalence in New Jersey was 4.5%. Blacks (4.9%) and Whites (4.6%) have a higher prevalence of COPD compared to Hispanics (3.9%), and Asians (2.5%) in the state.

Note

*2019 data is not included in the average estimated prevalence. No data is available for 2019. All prevalence estimates are age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.

Data Sources

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, [http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/njbrfs/]  

Measure Description for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Prevalence

Definition: Estimated percentage of New Jersey adults (ages 18 and over) who have been diagnosed with COPD. In the United States, the term "COPD" includes two main conditions: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Because most people diagnosed with COPD have both emphysema and chronic bronchitis, the general term "COPD" is often used.
Numerator: Number of adults from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System who have been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they have COPD, emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
Denominator: Number of survey respondents excluding those with missing, "Don't know/Not sure," and "Refused" responses.

Indicator Profile Report

Prevalence of Diagnosed COPD among Adults (exits this report)

Date Content Last Updated

02/01/2023
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