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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
School-Aged Children that are Unvaccinated Due to Religious Exemption
County: Union
Measurement Period: 2016-2017
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This indicator measures the percentage of school-aged children who are unvaccinated due to exemption based on religious grounds.
Why is this important?
Vaccinations against life-threatening diseases are one of the greatest public health achievements in history. Millions of premature deaths have been prevented, and countless more children have been saved from disfiguring illness. While vaccinations carry unavoidable risks, the medical, social and economic benefits they confer have led all fifty states to enact compulsory childhood vaccination laws to stop the spread of preventable diseases. "Herd Immunity" is when people who are not immune to a disease are protected from the disease because a large proportion of the people around them are immune from that disease. The consequences of not vaccinating children are serious, not only for those unprotected children, but for the rest of society as well as Herd Immunity is threatened.
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County: Union
20.0%
Source:
NJ.com
Measurement period: 2016-2017
Maintained by: North Jersey Health Collaborative
Last update: January 2018
Measurement period: 2016-2017
Maintained by: North Jersey Health Collaborative
Last update: January 2018
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| County | Source | Measurement Period | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 5 County values. The lowest value is 0.2%, and the highest value is 20%.
The middle (median) value is 0.2%.
Data Source
- NJ.com
Maintained By: North Jersey Health Collaborative
Filed under: Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Health / Children's Health, Children