Health and Nutrition of South Waverly, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of South Waverly residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average South Waverly 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). South Waverly 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of South Waverly residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty percent of South Waverly residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twelve percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in South Waverly have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty one 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

South Waverly 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 South Waverly 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. Forty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eleven 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 five percent of people living in South Waverly are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people living in South Waverly have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty two percent of people in South Waverly frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one 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 eight percent of people living in South Waverly use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of South Waverly residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight 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. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seven 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

South Waverly residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in South Waverly have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.1 days per month on average. They have 7.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 30 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of South Waverly residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in South Waverly have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Seventy nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in South Waverly were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 47 women. He has vaginal sex with 41 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 seven women. People in South Waverly were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in South Waverly has vaginal or anal sex 54 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in South Waverly 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in South Waverly use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of South Waverly residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of South Waverly 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 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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 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 three 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of South Waverly residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty eight percent are overweight. Seven 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. Four percent of people living in South Waverly have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty seven percent of births in South Waverly were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in South Waverly have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twelve percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in South Waverly report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of South Waverly residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in South Waverly are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in South Waverly spend $351 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in South Waverly spends $78 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $66 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in South Waverly report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Eighty eight 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen percent of South Waverly population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Nineteen percent of people in South Waverly had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent of South Waverly 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. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight 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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