Health and Nutrition of Jerseytown, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Jerseytown 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 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 Jerseytown 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). Jerseytown residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Jerseytown residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Health Insurance

Forty five percent of people living in Jerseytown are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Mental Health

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

Ninety percent of people living in Jerseytown have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.3 days per month on average. They have 7.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 28 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Jerseytown residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Sixty seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Jerseytown were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 12 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.4 men on average. They have had 1.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Jerseytown were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. The average person in Jerseytown has vaginal or anal sex 44 times a year. Thirty four percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Jerseytown residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty seven percent of Jerseytown residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty four percent of Jerseytown 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. Thirty four 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. Forty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty six 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 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 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 2.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Jerseytown residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Sixteen percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Current Health Status

People living in Jerseytown report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Seven percent of people living in Jerseytown are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Jerseytown spend $401 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 39 percent of their income. The average family in Jerseytown spends $61 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $125 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Jerseytown report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of Jerseytown population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Twelve percent of people in Jerseytown had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Jerseytown 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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