Health and Nutrition of McClure, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of McClure residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average McClure 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). Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). McClure residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 57 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 six days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of McClure residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 131 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 23. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

McClure 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

Nine percent of McClure 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. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people living in McClure have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty five percent of people in McClure frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty two 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

Fifty two percent of people living in McClure use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

McClure residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty three percent of people living in McClure have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of McClure residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. People in McClure were 22 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in McClure were 34 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in McClure has vaginal or anal sex 85 times a year.

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Sleep Disorders

McClure residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty six percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of McClure residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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

Nine percent of McClure residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in McClure have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy five percent of births in McClure were vaginal deliveries. Twenty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in McClure have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in McClure report their general health condition on average at 71 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of McClure residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in McClure spend $493 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 10 percent of their income. The average family in McClure spends $71 on food at other stores monthly. They spend $288 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $46 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in McClure report their general condition of hearing on average at 91 percent. Ninety one 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. Nine percent of McClure population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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