Health and Nutrition of Deemston, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Deemston residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 five 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Deemston 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Deemston residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Deemston residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty eight percent of Deemston residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Deemston have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Deemston 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 Deemston 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. Fifty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty two 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.

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Health Insurance

Fifty eight percent of people living in Deemston are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Deemston have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Deemston frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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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Dermatology

Twelve percent of people living in Deemston use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Deemston residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Deemston have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 5.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 27 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety one percent of Deemston residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Thirteen percent of males in Deemston have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Deemston 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 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.2 men on average. People in Deemston were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Deemston has vaginal or anal sex 43 times a year. Thirty six percent have sex without using a condom. Forty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Deemston use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty nine percent of Deemston residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Deemston 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. Thirty six 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. Fifty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty four 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. Forty three 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Deemston residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Seventeen percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Deemston have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Ten percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Current Health Status

People living in Deemston report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Deemston residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Deemston are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Deemston spend $379 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 Deemston spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $160 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Deemston report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety five 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 nine 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. Twelve percent of people in Deemston had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty percent of Deemston 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. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six 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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