Health and Nutrition of Foxburg, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty percent of Foxburg residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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.

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Oral Health

The average Foxburg 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. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Foxburg residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Foxburg residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty percent of Foxburg residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Forty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Foxburg 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

Ten percent of Foxburg 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty 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

Fifty two percent of people living in Foxburg are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people in Foxburg frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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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Dermatology

Forty one percent of people living in Foxburg use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of Foxburg residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Seventy seven percent of people living in Foxburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Foxburg residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Foxburg have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex. People in Foxburg were 17 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. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 14 women. People in Foxburg were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Foxburg has vaginal or anal sex 86 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Foxburg 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of Foxburg residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Foxburg 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 seven 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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 one 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 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Foxburg residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 four percent are overweight. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Foxburg were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Foxburg report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Foxburg residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Foxburg are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Foxburg spend $435 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 Foxburg spends $145 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $194 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $42 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Foxburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty four 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

Eleven percent of Foxburg residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Foxburg 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. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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