Health and Nutrition of Port Trevorton, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty eight percent of Port Trevorton residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 three 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. 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 Port Trevorton 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). Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Port Trevorton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 Port Trevorton residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 123 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 21. Fifteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Port Trevorton 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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Health Insurance

Ninety percent of people living in Port Trevorton are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty percent of people in Port Trevorton frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Sixty eight percent of people living in Port Trevorton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty five percent of Port Trevorton residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twelve percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twelve percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six 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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Alcohol use

Fifty three percent of people living in Port Trevorton 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 2.4 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Port Trevorton residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Port Trevorton were 22 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Port Trevorton were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Port Trevorton has vaginal or anal sex 67 times a year. Sixty three percent have sex without using a condom.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Thirty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty 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. Fifty five 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 one 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of people living in Port Trevorton have ever received a blood transfusion.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty five percent of births in Port Trevorton were vaginal deliveries. Seventy five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Eighty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Port Trevorton report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 24 percent of Port Trevorton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Port Trevorton spend $362 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. The average family in Port Trevorton spends $86 on food at other stores monthly. This is one percent of their income. They spend $230 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Port Trevorton report their general condition of hearing on average at 93 percent. Hundred 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.

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