Health and Nutrition of Stoystown, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Stoystown residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two 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. People here eat one "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 Stoystown 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Stoystown residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Stoystown residents 16 years and older is 57 inches. The average weight is 159 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Fifty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Thirteen percent of people living in Stoystown have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy five 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

Stoystown residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Fifteen percent of Stoystown 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. Sixty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three 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 seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in Stoystown are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty four percent of people living in Stoystown have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy six percent of people in Stoystown frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty six 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

Forty seven percent of people living in Stoystown use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty one percent of Stoystown residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty 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. Forty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty five 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. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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

Stoystown residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty one percent of people living in Stoystown have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.7 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Stoystown residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Stoystown were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Stoystown were 23 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. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Stoystown has vaginal or anal sex 31 times a year. Females in Stoystown 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Stoystown residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Nineteen percent of Stoystown residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty one 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Sixteen percent of Stoystown residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty nine percent are overweight. Eighteen 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. Fifteen percent of people living in Stoystown have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two 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. Nineteen percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty five percent of births in Stoystown were vaginal deliveries. Thirty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty one percent of women in Stoystown have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Stoystown report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 35 percent of Stoystown residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Stoystown are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Stoystown spend $427 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 Stoystown spends $106 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $94 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Stoystown report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty percent of Stoystown population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty two 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 Stoystown had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Stoystown 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. Thirty four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Fourteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven 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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