Health and Nutrition of Jamestown, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Jamestown residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 11 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Jamestown 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). Eight 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). Jamestown residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Jamestown residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 123 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 35. Fifty eight percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Eighty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty eight percent of Jamestown residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Sixty 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

Jamestown 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

Thirty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty three percent of people living in Jamestown are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people living in Jamestown have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventy five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Jamestown frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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

Nineteen percent of people living in Jamestown use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Jamestown residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventeen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventeen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seventeen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Jamestown residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Jamestown have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Jamestown 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Jamestown were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 20 women. He has vaginal sex with 17 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 Jamestown were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Jamestown has vaginal or anal sex 99 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Jamestown 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. Seventy five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Jamestown residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Jamestown residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Jamestown 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. Forty two 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 two 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. Fifty eight 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Sixty seven percent are overweight. Eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Forty three percent of births in Jamestown were vaginal deliveries. Fifty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Jamestown report their general health condition on average at 58 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Jamestown spend $396 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Jamestown spends $170 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $89 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three 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 Jamestown report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Hundred 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Jamestown population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Jamestown 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. Forty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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