Health and Nutrition of Newport, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty nine percent of Newport residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of four meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Newport resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Newport residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average three days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Newport residents 16 years and older is 71 inches. The average weight is 222 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Forty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty five percent of Newport residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Fifty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Eight percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Newport residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Eleven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty four percent of people living in Newport are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty two percent of people living in Newport have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty two percent of people in Newport frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty seven percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

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Dermatology

Twenty six percent of people living in Newport use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixteen percent of Newport residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twelve percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Ten percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Five percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Newport residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Newport have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.3 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Newport residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Newport have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Newport were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 22 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. People in Newport were 25 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Newport has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Seventy two percent have sex without using a condom. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Newport use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Seven percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Newport residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Nineteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Newport residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Newport residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty four percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Fifty seven percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend seven hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Newport residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty four percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in Newport have ever received a blood transfusion. Seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Newport report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 55 percent of Newport residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Newport are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Newport spend $434 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Newport spends $156 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $151 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $39 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Newport report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Ninety two percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty four percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard. Fifteen percent of people in Newport had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty nine percent of Newport residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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