Health and Nutrition of Monroe, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Monroe residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Monroe 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Monroe residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 Monroe residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty five percent of Monroe residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Thirty 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

Monroe 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

Nine percent of Monroe 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 percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Eighteen percent of people in Monroe frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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

Twenty nine percent of people living in Monroe use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of Monroe residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Ninety six percent of people living in Monroe have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 5.0 days per month on average. They have 9.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 36 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Monroe residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eleven percent of males in Monroe have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Monroe 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 59 women. He has vaginal sex with 55 women. 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 14 women. People in Monroe were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Monroe has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Monroe 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Monroe 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 one percent of Monroe residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Monroe 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 one 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty three 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 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Monroe residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Seventeen percent are overweight. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Ninety seven percent of births in Monroe were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy one percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Monroe report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Monroe residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Monroe are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Monroe spend $459 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 Monroe spends $130 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $177 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Monroe report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety four 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Monroe population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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 Monroe had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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