New Jersey Opinions on the Public Health System (2001)
Medical Society of New Jersey – Public Health CARE
This telephone survey of 800 New Jersey adults assessed public health knowledge and priorities. Survey included an urban over-sample. Read the report.

New Jersey Opinions on Organ and Tissue Donations (2001)
The Sharing Network
This telephone survey of 800 New Jersey adults to assess prevalence of organ donation intentions and attitudinal barriers. Read the report.

HMO Member Satisfaction Survey (1997-present)
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
This is a continuing study to provide a comparison of member satisfaction for HMOs operating in New Jersey. The study methodology has included a mail and telephone surveys. Over 28,000 adult commercial HMO enrollees and parents are sampled across 15 New Jersey HMO's in a typical year. The HMO report card is one of the state's most requested publications. Read more here.

HIV Prevention Evaluation Study (1996-present)
New Jersey Division of AIDS Prevention and Control
This study is designed to assess the outcomes of HIV prevention programs in nine agencies located in urban areas across the state. In-person interviews are conducted with 1,700 program participants at four points in time. The study tracks the programs' impact on risk behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related to HIV.

Healthy New Jersey 2010 (1999)
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Policy and Research
Focus groups and a statewide telephone survey were utilized to establish benchmarks for New Jersey goals in the Healthy NJ 2010 initiative. The telephone survey replicated parts of a similar 1991 study. Read more here.

Treatment Outcome Performance Pilot Study (TOPPS) (1999-present)
Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Addiction Services
Eagleton tracks a sample of 1,200 participants in treatment services across the state. Interviews are conducted in-person on a CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) system. The purpose of the study is to design an efficient treatment monitoring system for New Jersey drug treatment centers.

National Birth Defects Study (1998-present)
Department of Health and Senior Services
CPIP contacts women who have given birth to children with cerain birth defects and conducts a retrospective interview about pre-birth behaviors. The final sample will include approximately 300 mothers of children with birth defects and a matched control group of 100 new mothers.

New Jersey Opinions On Tobacco Litigation (1998, 1999, 2000)
Medical Society of New Jersey
These telephone surveys of 800 adults tracked opinions on preferred use of tobacco settlement as events unfolded. Read more here.

UMDNJ Quarterly Report (1993-1998)
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
During a five year period, quarterly statewide surveys were conducted on different health topics. These included, smoking, sleep behaviors, use of alternative medicine, and safety, among others. Read more here.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (1997)
Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Addiction Services
This study involved computer assisted personal interviews interviewed with more than 1,300 TANF recipients at welfare offices in 15 New Jersey counties. The study focused on treatment needs related to drug and alcohol use as well as other medical and psychological conditions. The study also involved taking hair samples to validate self-reports of substance use.

Middlesex County Community Health Survey (1996)
Partnership for a Healthy Middlesex County/Mid-State Health Advisory Corp.
The purpose of this study was to obtain an overall health perception, health behavior, and health care needs profile of the Middlesex County population, with special attention given to minority groups and urban poor. The survey was conducted by telephone with 3,344 residents of the county with over-sampling in the more ethnically diverse and urban areas. Another 148 interviews were conducted in-person in the poorest of neighborhoods of New Brunswick and Perth Amboy in order to include homes without telephone service. Another 430 supplemental interviews were conducted at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and other social service sites to include the indigent population. Read the report.

Mercer County Community Health Survey (1996)
Mercer Partnership for Community Health/Mid-State Health Advisory Corp.
This study employed a methodology comparable to the Middlesex study (with an over sample of Trenton) and utilized the same questionnaire. A total of 1932 telephone interviews, 82 door-to-door interviews, and 255 supplemental interviews were conducted.

Valley/Ridgewood Healthy Pathways for Children Study (1996)
The Valley Hospital
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the major health and developmental needs of young children age birth to 6 and the support needs of their parents. Issues addressed in the study included access to health care, knowledge of developmental issues, and evaluation of parent-child interaction. The study involved group meetings with stakeholders in the child care arena, three focus groups with parents of young children, and a telephone survey of 500 parents of children age birth to 6 years old residing in the Valley Hospital area.

Drug & Alcohol Study of the Homeless in New Jersey (1996)
Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Addiction Services
This project involved an in-person survey of 892 homeless people at shelters throughout the state. The objectives of the study were to determine rates of legal and illegal substance use, lifetime treatment experiences, and desired treatment services among the homeless population. Urinalysis was used to validate self-reports of substance use.

New Jersey Hospital Association Public Opinion Survey (1995, 1996)
New Jersey Hospital Association
The purpose of this study was to learn about state residents' views on issues related to health care, such as hospital and emergency room services, changes in Medicare, Medicaid and charity care, and perceptions of managed care. A statewide telephone survey of 806 New Jerseyans was conducted in 1995 as a baseline for the study. Additional topics added to the 1996 study include living wills, teaching hospitals and hospital mergers. Read more here.

Bergen County Community Health Survey (1995, 2000)
Bergen Partnership for Community Health
The purpose of this study was to obtain an overall health profile of Bergen County residents. The study included issues such as emotional well-being, environmental impact, and financial status as functions of health. The study involved four focus groups with county residents leading to a telephone survey with 1,000 Bergen residents. Three months later, a supplementary survey on health information and child health issues was conducted with a panel of 587 of the original survey participants. The telephone survey was repeated in 2000 to track progress.

New Jersey Household Drug & Alcohol Study (1993, 1998)
Department of Health and Senior Services
This telephone survey of 3,000 randomly selected New Jerseyans, stratified by county/city is used by the state to determine rates of legal and illegal substance use, lifetime treatment experiences, and desired treatment services among state residents. This study was repeated in 1998.

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