Health and Nutrition of Hydetown, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Hydetown residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Hydetown 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. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hydetown residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hydetown residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 152 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Twenty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Hydetown have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty 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

Hydetown 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 Hydetown 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. Sixty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Hydetown have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty six percent of people in Hydetown frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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 eight percent of people living in Hydetown use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Hydetown residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four 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 four 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. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Hydetown residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty eight percent of people living in Hydetown have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty four percent of Hydetown 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. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seventy seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Forty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Hydetown were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 33 women. He has vaginal sex with 31 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 five women. People in Hydetown were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hydetown has vaginal or anal sex 44 times a year. Twenty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Forty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Hydetown use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Seven percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Hydetown residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty two percent of Hydetown residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Hydetown 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 six 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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. Forty seven 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Hydetown residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty one percent are overweight. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy five percent of births in Hydetown were vaginal deliveries. Twenty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hydetown report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Hydetown residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Hydetown are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hydetown spend $371 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 Hydetown spends $99 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $152 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $26 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hydetown report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Eight percent of Hydetown population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty three 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 Hydetown had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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