Health and Nutrition of Preston-Potter Hollow, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Preston-Potter Hollow 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Preston-Potter Hollow 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). Preston-Potter Hollow residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Preston-Potter Hollow residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 159 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Preston-Potter Hollow residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Preston-Potter Hollow 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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Health Insurance

Sixty percent of people living in Preston-Potter Hollow are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people in Preston-Potter Hollow frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty eight percent of people living in Preston-Potter Hollow use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Preston-Potter Hollow have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.9 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Preston-Potter Hollow residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Preston-Potter Hollow were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Preston-Potter Hollow were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Preston-Potter Hollow has vaginal or anal sex 77 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Preston-Potter Hollow 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.

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Sleep Disorders

Preston-Potter Hollow 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

Thirty one percent of Preston-Potter Hollow residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Preston-Potter Hollow 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 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. Twenty five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fourteen percent of Preston-Potter Hollow residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twelve percent are overweight. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy three percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Preston-Potter Hollow report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Preston-Potter Hollow residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Preston-Potter Hollow spend $466 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Preston-Potter Hollow spends $87 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $112 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Preston-Potter Hollow report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety two 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.

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Preston-Potter Hollow 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. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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