Health and Nutrition of Esperance, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Esperance residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Esperance resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Esperance 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 four 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Esperance residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 143 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty six percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty four percent of Esperance residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Esperance have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Esperance 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

Four percent of Esperance 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. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty eight percent of people in Esperance frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty two percent of people living in Esperance use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Esperance residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty 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. Twenty five percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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. Eight percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Esperance residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty two percent of people living in Esperance have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 2.1 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 eight percent of Esperance residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Esperance were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Esperance were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Esperance has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Esperance 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of Esperance residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Esperance 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 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. Thirty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seventeen 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. Thirty nine 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Esperance residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty eight percent are overweight. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy six percent of births in Esperance were vaginal deliveries. Twenty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Seven percent of women in Esperance have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Esperance report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Esperance residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Esperance are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Esperance spend $389 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Esperance spends $113 on food at other stores monthly. This is eight percent of their income. They spend $158 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Esperance report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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