Health and Nutrition of Tribes Hill, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Tribes Hill 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 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Tribes Hill 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. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Tribes Hill 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 Tribes Hill residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 197 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Tribes Hill residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty six percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty four percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Tribes Hill have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Tribes Hill 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

Seven percent of Tribes Hill 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty three percent of people living in Tribes Hill are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Tribes Hill have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty four percent of people in Tribes Hill frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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 seven percent of people living in Tribes Hill use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirteen percent of Tribes Hill residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Ten percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seven 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Tribes Hill residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Tribes Hill have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.2 days per month on average. They have 12.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Tribes Hill 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. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventy seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Tribes Hill were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.0 men on average. They have had 0.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Tribes Hill were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Tribes Hill has vaginal or anal sex 88 times a year. Thirty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Tribes Hill 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. Seventy three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Tribes Hill residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eighteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty percent of Tribes Hill residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty four percent of Tribes Hill 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 nine 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Thirty six 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Tribes Hill 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". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty four percent are overweight. Fifteen 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. Six percent of people living in Tribes Hill have ever received a blood transfusion. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty percent of births in Tribes Hill were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seven 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 Tribes Hill report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 59 percent of Tribes Hill residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Tribes Hill are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Tribes Hill spend $302 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 Tribes Hill spends $71 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $120 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Tribes Hill report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Ninety 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty percent of Tribes Hill 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. Thirty percent of people in Tribes Hill had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Tribes Hill 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. Eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Three 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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