Health and Nutrition of Hartstown, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Hartstown residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 Hartstown 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). Thirty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hartstown 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 three 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hartstown residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty seven percent of Hartstown residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fifty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hartstown 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

Ten percent of Hartstown 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. Six 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. Ten percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty four percent of people living in Hartstown are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty five percent of people in Hartstown 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

Thirty three percent of people living in Hartstown use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty nine percent of Hartstown residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twelve 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. Nineteen 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Hartstown have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Hartstown residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Hartstown have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hartstown were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. 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 12 women. People in Hartstown were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hartstown has vaginal or anal sex 79 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hartstown 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Hartstown 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

Hartstown 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

Twenty three percent of Hartstown residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six percent of Hartstown 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 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. Twenty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Hartstown 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". Eighteen percent are overweight. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty six percent of births in Hartstown were vaginal deliveries. Seventy four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hartstown report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Hartstown residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hartstown spend $439 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Hartstown spends $95 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $171 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hartstown report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Eighty nine 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Hartstown population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Seven percent of people in Hartstown had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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