Health and Nutrition of Lawson Heights, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Lawson Heights 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 three 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Lawson Heights resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lawson Heights residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lawson Heights residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty nine percent of Lawson Heights residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lawson Heights 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 Lawson Heights 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. Sixty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six 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

Seventy one percent of people living in Lawson Heights 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 living in Lawson Heights have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty nine percent of people in Lawson Heights frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty four 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 Lawson Heights use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Lawson Heights residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventeen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nine 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. Nine 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

Lawson Heights residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty nine percent of people living in Lawson Heights have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 3.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty nine percent of Lawson Heights residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Lawson Heights have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty one percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Forty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lawson Heights were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Lawson Heights were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lawson Heights has vaginal or anal sex 26 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Lawson Heights residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Lawson Heights 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 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. Thirty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Lawson Heights 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". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty five percent are overweight. Nineteen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Ten percent of people living in Lawson Heights have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty eight percent of births in Lawson Heights were vaginal deliveries. Thirty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Lawson Heights have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lawson Heights report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Lawson Heights residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Lawson Heights are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lawson Heights spend $409 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Lawson Heights spends $75 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $157 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lawson Heights report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty one 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Ten percent of Lawson Heights population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty six 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. Nine percent of people in Lawson Heights had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty five percent of Lawson Heights residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Lawson Heights 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. Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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