Health and Nutrition of Factoryville, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Factoryville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 three "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 Factoryville 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Factoryville 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 four 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Factoryville residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 152 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty six percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty six percent of Factoryville 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

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Factoryville 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 Factoryville 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 three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy nine percent of people living in Factoryville are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty one percent of people in Factoryville frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty four percent of people living in Factoryville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Factoryville residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty nine percent of people living in Factoryville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.7 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety percent of Factoryville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Factoryville have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Factoryville were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 54 women. He has vaginal sex with 50 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Factoryville were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eighteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Factoryville has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Thirty seven percent have sex without using a condom. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Factoryville use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Factoryville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Factoryville 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. Twenty eight 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. Thirty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty seven 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 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 seven 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Factoryville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four 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. Thirty percent are overweight. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Factoryville were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Twenty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety one percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Factoryville report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Factoryville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Factoryville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Factoryville spend $380 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 Factoryville spends $88 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $202 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 13 percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Factoryville report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety 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. Fifteen 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 Factoryville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Factoryville 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. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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