Health and Nutrition of Franklin, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Franklin 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 three "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 Franklin 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Franklin residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 Franklin residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 185 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Franklin residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Franklin 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

Five percent of Franklin 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. Two 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. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Sixty six percent of people living in Franklin are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in Franklin have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Franklin frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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 nine percent of people living in Franklin use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Franklin residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Franklin have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.3 days per month on average. They have 5.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 24 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Franklin 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 four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Franklin 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 38 women. He has vaginal sex with 30 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Franklin were 20 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 three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Franklin has vaginal or anal sex 57 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Franklin 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Franklin residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Franklin 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 seven 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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 four 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Franklin residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in Franklin have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Franklin were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six 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 Franklin report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 68 percent of Franklin residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Franklin are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Franklin spend $408 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 Franklin spends $116 on food at other stores monthly. This is five 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 $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Franklin report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety three 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. Forty 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. Ten percent of people in Franklin had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Franklin 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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