Health and Nutrition of Eagles Mere, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Eagles Mere residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "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 Eagles Mere resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Eagles Mere residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 59 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Eagles Mere residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 147 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Eagles Mere 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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Health Insurance

Sixty eight percent of people living in Eagles Mere are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty percent of people in Eagles Mere frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty nine percent of people living in Eagles Mere use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifteen percent of Eagles Mere residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twelve 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. 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Thirty percent of people living in Eagles Mere have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Eagles Mere residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex. People in Eagles Mere were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 27 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Eagles Mere were 25 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Eagles Mere has vaginal or anal sex 68 times a year. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Eagles Mere residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twelve percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Eagles Mere residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen 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. Sixteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. Twenty nine 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 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Eagles Mere residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty six percent are overweight. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty five percent of births in Eagles Mere were vaginal deliveries. Seventy five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy three percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Eagles Mere report their general health condition on average at 66 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Eagles Mere residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Eagles Mere are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Eagles Mere spend $370 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 14 percent of their income. The average family in Eagles Mere spends $104 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $114 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four 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 Eagles Mere report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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