Health and Nutrition of Lanesboro, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty two percent of Lanesboro residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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.

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Oral Health

The average Lanesboro 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lanesboro 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lanesboro residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 151 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Forty percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in Lanesboro have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lanesboro 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

Thirteen percent of Lanesboro 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. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Eighty one percent of people living in Lanesboro are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty six percent of people living in Lanesboro have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty one percent of people in Lanesboro frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty four 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 Lanesboro use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Lanesboro residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Thirty nine percent of people living in Lanesboro have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Sixty eight percent of Lanesboro residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Sixty seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Thirty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Lanesboro were 21 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. People in Lanesboro were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Thirty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eight 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 three 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

Five percent of Lanesboro 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". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Twenty five 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. Seventeen percent of people living in Lanesboro have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Twelve percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three 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

Sixty nine percent of births in Lanesboro were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Lanesboro have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen 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 Lanesboro report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of Lanesboro residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Lanesboro are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lanesboro spend $394 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Lanesboro spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $92 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lanesboro report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty seven 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Lanesboro 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twelve percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seventeen 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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