NJSHAD Query System Help Page
How To Use the Query System
- NJSHAD Query System Tips and Tutorial
- NJSHAD Step-by-Step Demonstration - Webinar/Video (Sept 2017)
You must download the MP4 file. Webinar will not play in browser. Video has been edited down to 53 minutes, so it starts and ends abruptly.
- Maps and Data Grouping Methods
Printing and Exporting Tables, Maps, and Graphs
- Printing and Exporting NJSHAD Tables
- Downloading and Using GeoJSON Files
- Copy/Paste procedure for NJSHAD graphics into Powerpoint, Word, or other applications
Calculations and Statistics
- Health Event Counts
- Health Event Rates
- Age-Adjusted Rates
- U.S. 2000 Weights for Age-Adjustment
- Life Expectancy
- Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)
- Allocation of Data by Residence or Occurrence
- Confidence Intervals
- Convert Grams to Pounds
- Reliability and Validity
- Statistical Glossary
- Statistical Measures and Definitions Summary
- Timeliness and Accuracy of Public Health Data

Operating Systems and Browser Versions
NJSHAD was developed for desktop using Windows 7 and Google Chrome. It has been tested on and runs in the following browsers and versions. Older versions and other browsers may not render pages properly. Please make sure your browser version is up to date.- Download/update Chrome
- Download/update Firefox
- Download/update Safari
- Download/update Opera
- Download/update Internet Explorer
Note that NJSHAD does not work properly in
Births
Mortality
- Death Data Documentation
- ICD-10 Codes
- Causes of Death: Groups, Ranking, and Leading Causes
- NJDOH 28 Major Causes of Death
- NCHS 52 Rankable Causes of Death
- NCHS 113 Selected Causes of Death
- Other Cause of Death Groupings
- Injury Matrix for ICD-10 codes
- 2009 Cause of Death Coding Problem (May 2013)
- Changes to 2000-2014 Death Dataset (July 2017)
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality
- Infant Mortality Data Documentation
- NJDOH 10 Major Causes of Infant Death
- NCHS 71 Rankable Causes of Infant Death
- NCHS 130 Selected Causes of Infant Death
Fetal Mortality
- Fetal Mortality Data Documentation
- NCHS 45 Rankable Causes of Fetal Death
- Changes to 2000-2014 Fetal Death Dataset (March 2019)
Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
Communicable Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Hospitalizations
- Hospital Discharge Data Documentation
- ICD (International Classification of Diseases) Codes
- ICD Codes for Select Health Indicators
- Primary Diagnosis Categories
- Major Diagnostic Categories
- Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
- Clinical Classifications Software Procedure Groups