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2012 State of Well-Being

New Jersey

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State of New Jersey Well-Being Ranking from data collected January 2, 2012 - December 30, 2012

*#1 is the top Rank and 50 the bottom*#0 is the bottom Result and 100 the top (see methodology for descriptions)*Source: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Survey 2012 n = 353,564 and 2011 n = 353,492

2011 2012

Well-Being Overall 66.2 66.1

Life Evaluation 48.4 49.3

Emotional Health 78.0 78.2

Physical Health 78.5 77.9

Healthy Behavior 64.1 65.0

Work Environment 44.5 43.1

Basic Access 83.7 82.9

Top Quintile 2nd Quintile 5th Quintile4th Quintile3rd Quintile

1 HI HI2 CO CO3 MN MN4 UT UT5 VT VT6 MT MT7 NE NE8 NH NH9 IA IA

10 MA MA11 MD MD12 SD SD13 WY WY14 VA VA15 WA WA16 CT CT17 KS KS18 CA CA19 ND ND20 WI W21 ME ME22 ID ID23 AZ AZ24 OR OR25 NM NM26 DE DE27 TX TX28 IL IL29 PA PA30 NY NY31 AK AK32 NJ NJ33 GA GA34 FL FL35 NC NC36 MI MI37 RI RI38 MO MO39 NV NV40 SC SC41 OK OK42 IN IN43 LA LA44 OH OH45 AL AL46 AR AR47 TN TN48 MS MS49 KY KY50 WV WV

2011 2012

Wel 29 32

Life 32 23

Emo 46 42

Phy 9 12

Hea 21 19

Wor 45 49

Bas 17 23


*Ranking of 189 Metropolitan Statictical Areas, following U.S. Census Bureau Definitions for Metropolitan Statistical Areas*Source: Gallup-Healthways Index Survey 2012 n = 353,564 and 2011 n = 353,492*Source: 2013 Nielson Claritas, CBSA Population

New Jersey MSA Rankings Ranking from data collected January 2, 2012 - December 30, 2012

Population

Philadephia,Camden,

Wilmington

4,643,462

New York,North New

Jersey,Long Island

14,849,240

Trenton,Ewing

285,662

Allentown,Bethlehem,

Easton

644,426

Overall Rank 2012 82 100 112 128

2011 130 124 116 169

Life Evaluation 2012 60 83 116 98

2011 114 94 80 181

Emotional Health 2012 120 148 125 149

2011 148 163 179 175

Physical Health 2012 81 52 51 109

2011 103 54 58 151

Healthy Behavior 2012 93 71 79 69

2011 116 80 145 81

Work Environment 2012 107 160 122 181

2011 142 166 129 163

Basic Access 2012 64 92 131 85

2011 69 94 36 85

Top Quintile 2nd Quintile 3rd Quintile 4th Quintile 5th Quintile

State

32

29

23

32

42

46

12

9

19

21

49

45

23

17


New Jersey Congressional District RankingsRanking from data collected January 2, 2012 - December 30, 2012

*Ranking of 436 Congressional Districts*Source: Gallup-Healthways Index Survey 2012 n = 353,564 and 2011 n = 353,492

NJ-01 NJ-02 NJ-03 NJ-04 NJ-05

Overall Rank 2012 370 399 145 308 90

2011 388 403 244 237 110

Life Evaluation 2012 225 426 177 341 212

2011 308 415 363 299 161

Emotional Health 2012 388 366 159 353 268

2011 401 391 300 395 278

Physical Health 2012 387 375 173 237 67

2011 359 395 214 252 62

Healthy Behavior 2012 302 134 145 269 34

2011 400 215 181 266 74

Work Environment 2012 397 400 299 324 190

2011 362 397 325 149 308

Basic Access 2012 327 230 53 163 37

2011 298 276 41 132 29

Top Quintile 2nd Quintile 5th Quintile3rd Quintile 4th Quintile

State

32

29

23

32

42

46

12

9

19

21

49

45

23

17




NJ-06 NJ-07 NJ-08 NJ-09 NJ-10

Overall Rank 2012 311 61 181 271 424

2011 223 86 132 294 397

Life Evaluation 2012 349 151 35 175 272

2011 245 72 201 115 207

Emotional Health 2012 315 170 409 285 361

2011 384 303 348 399 253

Physical Health 2012 135 50 240 130 308

2011 153 39 124 149 261

Healthy Behavior 2012 328 62 207 225 362

2011 198 83 111 122 313

Work Environment 2012 333 160 253 414 435

2011 296 357 35 425 419

Basic Access 2012 178 12 285 164 410

2011 127 14 292 178 409


State

32

29

23

32

42

46

12

9

19

21

49

45

23

17




NJ-11 NJ-12 NJ-13

Overall Rank 2012 68 156 371

2011 32 112 412

Life Evaluation 2012 261 293 111

2011 116 255 370

Emotional Health 2012 289 333 369

2011 105 157 433

Physical Health 2012 6 186 107

2011 3 13 336

Healthy Behavior 2012 55 64 299

2011 27 125 310

Work Environment 2012 156 170 426

2011 201 272 343

Basic Access 2012 3 63 415

2011 3 32 401


State

32

29

23

32

42

46

12

9

19

21

49

45

23

17


State Congressional District Definitions

1.00Congressional District #1

Counties:

Cities:

Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County

Atco, Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Blackwood, Bridgeport, Camden, Cherry Hill, Clarksboro, Clayton, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Gibbstown, Glassboro, Glendora,Gloucester City, Grenloch, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Hammonton, Lawnside, Magnolia, Mantua, Maple Shade, Merchantville, Mickleton, Mount Ephraim, Mount Royal, Mullica Hill,National Park, Oaklyn, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Pennsauken, Pitman, Riverton, Runnemede, Sewell, Sicklerville, Somerdale, Stratford, Swedesboro, Thorofare, Voorhees, Waterford Works,Wenonah, West Berlin, Westville, Williamstown, Woodbury, Woodbury Heights


Counties:

Cities:

Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem County

Absecon, Atco, Atlantic City, Avalon, Berlin, Bridgeton, Brigantine, Buena, Cape May, Cape May Court House, Cedarville, Chatsworth, Clayton, Delmont, Dorothy, Egg Harbor City, Egg HarborTownship, Elmer, Estell Manor, Franklinville, Glassboro, Greenwich, Hammonton, Heislerville, Landisville, Leesburg, Linwood, Longport, Malaga, Mantua, Margate City, Marmora, MaysLanding, Mickleton, Millville, Milmay, Minotola, Monroeville, Mullica Hill, Newfield, Newport, Newtonville, Northfield, Ocean City, Ocean View, Pedricktown, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pitman,Pleasantville, Port Norris, Port Republic, Richland, Rio Grande, Salem, Sea Isle City, Sewell, Shiloh, Somers Point, Stone Harbor, Strathmere, Swedesboro, Ventnor City, Villas, Vincentown,Vineland, Waterford Works, Wildwood, Williamstown, Woodbine, Woodstown


Counties:

Cities:

Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Monmouth County, Ocean County

Allentown, Atco, Barnegat, Bayville, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Beverly, Browns Mills, Burlington, Chatsworth, Cherry Hill, Cookstown, Egg Harbor City, Forked River, Fort DIX, Hainesport,Island Heights, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Lanoka Harbor, Lavallette, Lumberton, Manahawkin, Maple Shade, Marlton, Medford, Merchantville, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, OceanGate, Palmyra, Pemberton, Pine Beach, Riverside, Riverton, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Toms River, Trenton, Tuckerton, Vincentown, Waretown, West Creek, Willingboro, Wrightstown




Counties:

Cities:

Burlington County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Ocean County

Allentown, Belmar, Beverly, Bordentown, Brick, Brielle, Burlington, Chesterfield, Colts Neck, Columbus, Cranbury, Cream Ridge, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Florence, Fort DIX, Freehold,Hightstown, Holmdel, Howell, Jackson, Jobstown, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Manasquan, Manchester Township, Mantoloking, Millstone Township, Mount Holly, Neptune, New Egypt, Pemberton,Point Pleasant Beach, Roebling, Roosevelt, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Toms River, Trenton, Willingboro, Wrightstown


Counties:

Cities:

Bergen County, Hunterdon County, Morris County, Passaic County, Sussex County, Warren County

Allendale, Alpine, Andover, Asbury, Augusta, Belvidere, Bergenfield, Blairstown, Bloomingdale, Bloomsbury, Branchville, Closter, Columbia, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson, EnglewoodCliffs, Franklin, Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock, Glenwood, Great Meadows, Hackensack, Hackettstown, Hamburg, Harrington Park, Haskell, Haworth, Hewitt, Highland Lakes, Hillsdale, Ho HoKus, Lafayette, Layton, Mahwah, Midland Park, Montague, Montvale, New Milford, Newfoundland, Newton, Northvale, Norwood, Oak Ridge, Oakland, Ogdensburg, Oradell, Oxford, Paramus,Park Ridge, Phillipsburg, Pompton Lakes, Port Murray, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Ringwood, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, Saddle River, Sparta, Stanhope, Stewartsville, Stockholm,Sussex, Tenafly, Vernon, Waldwick, Wanaque, Washington, West Milford, Westwood, Wyckoff


Counties:

Cities:

Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Somerset County, Union County

Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Avon By the Sea, Belford, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Cliffwood, Deal, Dunellen, East Brunswick, Edison, Englishtown, Hazlet, Highland Park,Highlands, Iselin, Keansburg, Keasbey, Keyport, Leonardo, Long Branch, Marlboro, Matawan, Metuchen, Middlesex, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Monroe Township, Morganville, Neptune,New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Oakhurst, Ocean Grove, Oceanport, Old Bridge, Parlin, Piscataway, Plainfield, Port Monmouth, Red Bank, Rumson, Sayreville, Somerset, South Amboy,South Plainfield, South River, Spring Lake, West Long Branch




Counties:

Cities:

Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Somerset County, Union County, Warren County

Annandale, Asbury, Avenel, Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Belle Mead, Berkeley Heights, Bernardsville, Bloomsbury, Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Califon, Carteret, Clark, Clinton, Colonia,Cranford, Dunellen, Edison, Fanwood, Far Hills, Flemington, Fords, Frenchtown, Garwood, Gladstone, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Iselin, Keasbey, Kenilworth, Lebanon, Linden,Manville, Martinsville, Metuchen, Milford, Mountainside, Neshanic Station, New Providence, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Pittstown, Plainfield, Port Murray, Port Reading, Princeton, Rahway,Raritan, Ringoes, Rocky Hill, Roselle Park, Sayreville, Scotch Plains, Skillman, Somerset, Somerville, South Bound Brook, South Plainfield, Springfield, Summit, Three Bridges, Union, Warren,Westfield, Whitehouse Station, Woodbridge


Counties:

Cities:

Essex County, Passaic County

Belleville, Bloomfield, Bloomingdale, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Clifton, Glen Ridge, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, Livingston, Maplewood, Montclair, Newark, Nutley, Passaic, Paterson,Pompton Lakes, South Orange, Totowa, Verona, Wanaque, Wayne, West Orange


Counties:

Cities:

Bergen County, Hudson County, Passaic County

Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hackensack, Haledon,Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Jersey City, Kearny, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Maywood, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, North Bergen, Palisades Park, Paramus,Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rochelle Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Secaucus, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Teterboro, Union City, Wallington, Wood Ridge




Counties:

Cities:

Essex County, Hudson County, Union County

Bayonne, Bloomfield, East Orange, Elizabeth, Elizabethport, Glen Ridge, Hillside, Irvington, Jersey City, Linden, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Newark, Orange, Rahway, Roselle,Short Hills, South Orange, Springfield, Union, Vauxhall, Verona, West Orange


Counties:

Cities:

Essex County, Hunterdon County, Morris County, Passaic County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Warren County

Andover, Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bloomingdale, Boonton, Bridgewater, Budd Lake, Butler, Caldwell, Califon, Cedar Knolls, Chatham, Chester, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Essex Fells,Fairfield, Far Hills, Flanders, Florham Park, Gillette, Gladstone, Green Village, Hackettstown, Hopatcong, Kenvil, Lafayette, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Hopatcong, Landing, Ledgewood, LincolnPark, Livingston, Long Valley, Madison, Martinsville, Mendham, Millburn, Millington, Mine Hill, Montville, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes, Netcong, New Vernon,Newfoundland, Oak Ridge, Ogdensburg, Parsippany, Pequannock, Pine Brook, Pompton Plains, Port Murray, Randolph, Raritan, Riverdale, Rockaway, Roseland, Short Hills, Somerville,Sparta, Stanhope, Stirling, Stockholm, Succasunna, Towaco, West Orange, Wharton, Whippany


Counties:

Cities:

Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Somerset County

Annandale, Asbury Park, Belle Mead, Clinton, Colts Neck, Cranbury, Dayton, East Brunswick, Eatontown, Englishtown, Fair Haven, Farmingdale, Flemington, Fort Monmouth, Franklin Park,Freehold, Frenchtown, Hazlet, Helmetta, Hightstown, Holmdel, Hopewell, Keansburg, Kendall Park, Kingston, Lambertville, Lawrence Township, Lincroft, Little Silver, Marlboro, Matawan,Middletown, Milltown, Monmouth Junction, Monroe Township, Morganville, Neptune, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Oceanport, Old Bridge, Parlin, Pennington, Pittstown, Plainsboro,Princeton, Princeton Junction, Red Bank, Ringoes, Rumson, Shrewsbury, Somerset, South Amboy, South River, Spotswood, Stockton, Titusville, Trenton




Counties:

Cities:

Essex County, Hudson County, Middlesex County, Union County

Avenel, Bayonne, Belleville, Carteret, Elizabeth, Elizabethport, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny, Linden, Newark, North Bergen, Perth Amboy, Port Reading, Secaucus, Sewaren, UnionCity, West New York, Woodbridge


Survey Dates: January 2, 2012 through December 30, 2012

Sample Information:Total Surveys: 353,564 Respondents aged 18 and older

Maximum Sample Size: Cities: 14,544 respondents States: 32,189 respondents Congressional Districts: 2,274 respondents*

Minimum Sample Size: Cities: 309 respondentsStates: 910 respondents Congressional Districts: 314 respondents*

Margin of Error: For results based on the overall 353,564 respondents, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximummargin of sampling error is +/-0.2 percentage points.

*For results based on 5,000 +/-1.4 percentage points*For results based on 1,000 +/-3.1 percentage points*For results based on 500 +/-4.4 percentage points*For results based on 300 +/-5.7 percentage points

Composite Results:0 (bottom) to100 (top) Scale

In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias intothe findings of public opinion polls.

The Well-Being Index composite result is an average of six domains: life evaluation, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors, work environment and basic access. Among states, overall Well-Being Index results ranged from a high of 71.1 (Hawaii) to a low of 61.3 (West Virginia). The 2012 national average for Well-Being was 66.7, Life Evaluation 49.5, Emotional Health 79.4, Physical Health 77.0, Health Behaviors 64.5 , Work Environment 47.8 and Basic Access 82.3.

Position Scale:For detailed descriptions of the domains, visit the methodology section of www.well-beingindex.com.

Each state is positioned from 1-50, based on composite scores as compared to all States; Each Congressional District ispositioned from 1-436, based on composite scores as compared to all Congressional Districts; Each City (MetropolitanStatistical Area) is positioned from 1-189, based on composite scores as compared to all cities.

"The survey methods for Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index relies on live (not automated) interviewers, dual-frame telephone sampling (which includeslisted landlines as well as random digit dial (RDD) wireless phone sampling to reach those in wireless-only households), and a random selection method forchoosing respondents within a landline household. Additionally, daily tracking includes Spanish-language interviews for respondents who speak onlySpanish, and includes interviews in Alaska and Hawaii. The data are weighted daily to compensate for disproportionalities in selection probabilities andnon-response. The data are weighted to match targets from the U.S. Census Bureau by age, sex, region, gender, education, ethnicity and race. The dataare weighted to match the Center for Disease Control’s National Health Interview Survey targets for telephone status."

"The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Composite Score is comprised of six sub-indices: Life Evaluation, Emotional Health, Physical Health, HealthyBehavior, Work Environment and Basic Access. The Life Evaluation Sub-Index is partially based on the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale and combinesthe evaluation of one’s present life situation with one’s anticipated life situation five years from now. The Emotional Health Sub-Index is primarily a compositeof respondents’ daily experiences, asking respondents to think about how they felt yesterday along nine dimensions. The Physical Health Sub-Index iscomprised of questions related to: Body Mass Index, disease burden, sick days, physical pain, daily energy, history of disease and daily health experiences.The Healthy Behavior Sub-Index includes items measuring life style habits with established relationships to health outcomes. The Work EnvironmentSub-Index surveys workers on several factors to gauge their feelings and perceptions about their work environment. The Basic Access Sub-Index is basedon thirteen items measuring resident’s access to food, shelter, healthcare and a safe and satisfying place to live."

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