Health and Nutrition of Thompson, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Thompson residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Thompson 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thompson residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 16 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Thompson residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty nine percent of people living here are obese. Seventy two percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Sixteen percent of people living in Thompson have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Thompson 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

Five percent of Thompson 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty two percent of people living in Thompson have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy seven percent of people in Thompson frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty eight 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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Mental Health

Forty one percent of Thompson residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty four percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty five percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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

Thompson residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty four percent of people living in Thompson have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty eight percent of Thompson residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Thompson were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People in Thompson were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty four percent of Thompson residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty seven 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 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Thompson 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". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty 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. Twenty eight percent of people living in Thompson have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. Eleven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy seven percent of births in Thompson were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty three percent of women in Thompson have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty eight 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 Thompson report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 13 percent of Thompson residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Fourteen percent of people living in Thompson are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Thompson spend $339 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Thompson spends $64 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $70 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Thompson report their general condition of hearing on average at 70 percent. Seventy 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 one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty percent of Thompson population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty nine 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty eight percent of Thompson 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 eight percent of Thompson 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty one percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty one 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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