Health and Nutrition of Edwards, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Edwards residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 five 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Edwards 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 two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Edwards residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 six days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of six days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Edwards residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 155 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty five percent of Edwards residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Four percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Edwards have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Edwards 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

Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Twenty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty four percent of people in Edwards frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Edwards use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in Edwards have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.3 days per month on average. They have 2.8 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 seven percent of Edwards residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Edwards were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Edwards were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Twenty four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Edwards has vaginal or anal sex 83 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Edwards 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. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Edwards use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Edwards residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Edwards residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty four 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. Fifty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 six 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 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 2.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Edwards residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Eighteen percent are overweight. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty seven percent of births in Edwards were vaginal deliveries. Fifty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy four percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Edwards report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Edwards residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Edwards spend $402 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Edwards spends $119 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $157 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Edwards report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty eight 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen 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. Seventeen percent of people in Edwards had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Edwards 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.

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