Health and Nutrition of Mayfield, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Mayfield 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 two "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 Mayfield 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mayfield residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mayfield residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty five percent of Mayfield residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Mayfield have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven 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

Mayfield 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

Six percent of Mayfield 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty seven percent of people in Mayfield frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty two percent of people living in Mayfield use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Mayfield residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty 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 five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen 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

Mayfield residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Mayfield have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.8 days per month on average. They have 3.1 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 two percent of Mayfield residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Mayfield have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mayfield were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Mayfield were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mayfield has vaginal or anal sex 51 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mayfield 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Mayfield residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Mayfield 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 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Mayfield residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three 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 three percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Mayfield have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight 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 Mayfield were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four 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 Mayfield 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, 35 percent of Mayfield residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Mayfield are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mayfield spend $416 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Mayfield spends $104 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $194 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mayfield report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Eight percent of Mayfield population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventeen 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. Nine percent of people in Mayfield had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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