Health and Nutrition of Starrucca, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Starrucca 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. People living here eat an average of two 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Starrucca 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). Thirteen 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). Starrucca residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Starrucca residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 185 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty three percent of Starrucca residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Four percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Sixteen percent of people living in Starrucca have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Starrucca residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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 Starrucca 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty eight percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine 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 three percent of people living in Starrucca are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty four percent of people living in Starrucca have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty three percent of people in Starrucca frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty five 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 eight percent of people living in Starrucca use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty nine percent of Starrucca residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty three 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. Ten 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Starrucca residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy four percent of people living in Starrucca have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Starrucca residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eleven percent of males in Starrucca have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Starrucca were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Starrucca were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Starrucca has vaginal or anal sex 21 times a year. Females in Starrucca 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.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Starrucca residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Starrucca 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. Twenty eight 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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 three 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Starrucca 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". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty percent are overweight. Twenty two 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. Nineteen percent of people living in Starrucca have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Nine percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Starrucca were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Starrucca have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirteen 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 Starrucca report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Starrucca residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Starrucca are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Starrucca spend $407 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in Starrucca spends $102 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $114 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Starrucca report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Eighty two 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of Starrucca population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty seven 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. Seven percent of people in Starrucca had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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