Health and Nutrition of Blanchard, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Blanchard 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 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. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Blanchard 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). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Blanchard residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Blanchard residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 32. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty percent of Blanchard residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Nine percent have ever used heroin. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Blanchard 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

Seventeen percent of Blanchard 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

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

Blanchard residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Thirty nine percent of people living in Blanchard have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen 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 2.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Blanchard residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Blanchard were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Blanchard were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Blanchard has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Blanchard 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty nine percent of Blanchard residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Blanchard 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 two 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 four 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eighteen percent of Blanchard 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". Fifty two percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Blanchard have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. Nine percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty two percent of births in Blanchard were vaginal deliveries. Thirty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty one percent of women in Blanchard 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). Eighty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Blanchard report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Blanchard residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Blanchard are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Blanchard spend $366 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 Blanchard spends $141 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $123 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Blanchard report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Eighty three 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty eight 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty eight percent of Blanchard 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. Thirty six percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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