Health and Nutrition of Mariaville Lake, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Mariaville Lake 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 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 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 Mariaville Lake 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mariaville Lake 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 four 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mariaville Lake residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 157 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty one percent of Mariaville Lake residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mariaville Lake 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

Six percent of Mariaville Lake 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen 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. Twenty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty nine percent of people living in Mariaville Lake are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Mariaville Lake have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty percent of people in Mariaville Lake frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty eight percent of people living in Mariaville Lake use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty four percent of Mariaville Lake residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty 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 percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty six 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Mariaville Lake residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy three percent of people living in Mariaville Lake have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen 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 2.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Mariaville Lake residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Mariaville Lake 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. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mariaville Lake 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 3.2 men on average. They have had 2.3 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Mariaville Lake were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mariaville Lake has vaginal or anal sex 57 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mariaville Lake 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.8 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty seven percent of Mariaville Lake residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen percent of Mariaville Lake 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty two 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 six 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Mariaville Lake 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". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty one percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Mariaville Lake have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Mariaville Lake were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Mariaville Lake have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy eight 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 Mariaville Lake report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Mariaville Lake residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Mariaville Lake are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mariaville Lake spend $377 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Mariaville Lake spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $149 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mariaville Lake report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty five 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Mariaville Lake population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty seven 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 Mariaville Lake had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Mariaville Lake 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. Nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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