Health and Nutrition of Blooming Valley, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of Blooming Valley residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Blooming Valley resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Fifteen 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). Blooming Valley residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 one 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 11 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Blooming Valley residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 186 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

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. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Blooming Valley 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

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

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Health Insurance

Ninety eight percent of people living in Blooming Valley are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty four percent of people living in Blooming Valley have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy four percent of people in Blooming Valley frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty eight 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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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Blooming Valley residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen 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. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nine 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. Nine percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Blooming Valley residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Blooming Valley have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 6.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 30 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty eight percent of Blooming Valley residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Forty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Blooming Valley were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 67 women. People in Blooming Valley were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty percent of households in Blooming Valley use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eleven percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty three percent of Blooming Valley residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three 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. Twenty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 four 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 0.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Blooming Valley residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty three percent are overweight. Fifteen 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 Blooming Valley have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Nine percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Blooming Valley report their general health condition on average at 42 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 33 percent of Blooming Valley residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Blooming Valley are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Blooming Valley spend $265 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Blooming Valley spends $44 on food at other stores monthly. They spend $56 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Blooming Valley report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Ten percent of Blooming Valley population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty two 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. Ten percent of people in Blooming Valley had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty eight percent of Blooming Valley 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 seven percent of Blooming Valley 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. Forty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty one percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty three 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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