Health and Nutrition of Conneaut Lakeshore, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Conneaut Lakeshore residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 Conneaut Lakeshore 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). Twenty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Conneaut Lakeshore residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Conneaut Lakeshore residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty two percent of people living here are obese. Thirty percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty eight percent of Conneaut Lakeshore residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people living in Conneaut Lakeshore have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty 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

Conneaut Lakeshore 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

Eight percent of Conneaut Lakeshore 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. Thirty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Ten percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Conneaut Lakeshore are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty six percent of people in Conneaut Lakeshore frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eighteen 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 two percent of people living in Conneaut Lakeshore use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Conneaut Lakeshore residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Conneaut Lakeshore 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 4.8 days per month on average. They have 6.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Conneaut Lakeshore residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Conneaut Lakeshore have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Conneaut Lakeshore 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 19 women. He has vaginal sex with 18 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.6 men on average. They have had 1.3 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Conneaut Lakeshore were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Conneaut Lakeshore has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Thirty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Conneaut Lakeshore 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seventeen percent of households in Conneaut Lakeshore use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Nine percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Conneaut Lakeshore residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Conneaut Lakeshore 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 five 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 two 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 six 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 three 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

One 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. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Conneaut Lakeshore were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Conneaut Lakeshore report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 47 percent of Conneaut Lakeshore residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Conneaut Lakeshore are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Conneaut Lakeshore spend $317 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Conneaut Lakeshore spends $92 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $161 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Conneaut Lakeshore report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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. Nineteen percent of Conneaut Lakeshore population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. 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. Twenty percent of people in Conneaut Lakeshore had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Conneaut Lakeshore 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. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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