Health and Nutrition of Richfield Springs, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Richfield Springs residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Richfield Springs resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Richfield Springs residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Richfield Springs residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty eight percent of Richfield Springs residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Richfield Springs have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Richfield Springs 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

Six percent of Richfield Springs residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty four percent of people living in Richfield Springs are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people living in Richfield Springs have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Richfield Springs frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nineteen 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 five percent of people living in Richfield Springs use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Richfield Springs residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty nine 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Richfield Springs residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty seven percent of people living in Richfield Springs have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.7 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety percent of Richfield Springs residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seventy eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Richfield Springs were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 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 two women. People in Richfield Springs were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Richfield Springs has vaginal or anal sex 79 times a year. Thirty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Richfield Springs 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Richfield Springs use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Richfield Springs residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty percent of Richfield Springs residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Richfield Springs 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. Twenty six 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. Thirty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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 one 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 five 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Richfield Springs residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty nine percent are overweight. Twenty percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Six percent of people living in Richfield Springs have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy four percent of births in Richfield Springs were vaginal deliveries. Twenty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Richfield Springs have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Six percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Richfield Springs report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Richfield Springs residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Richfield Springs are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Richfield Springs spend $407 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Richfield Springs spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $124 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Richfield Springs report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty six 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. Ninety three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen percent of Richfield Springs population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty one 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirteen percent of Richfield Springs residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty one percent of Richfield Springs residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Twenty four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty one percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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