Health and Nutrition of Newell, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Newell 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 four 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 one "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 Newell 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). Newell residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Newell residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty six percent of Newell residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Newell 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in Newell are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Thirty nine percent of people living in Newell use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Newell residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty one percent of people living in Newell have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average. They have 4.5 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 three percent of Newell residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Newell were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 16 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Newell were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Newell has vaginal or anal sex 38 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Newell 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Newell 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

Twenty nine percent of Newell residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven 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. Nineteen 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 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 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 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Newell residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty eight percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Sixteen percent of people living in Newell have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty nine 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. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Newell were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy two percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in Newell 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). Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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 Newell report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Newell residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Newell are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Newell spend $379 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 32 percent of their income. The average family in Newell spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $135 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 17 percent of their income. They also spend $30 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Newell report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Newell population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty four 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. Eight percent of people in Newell had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Newell 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. Twenty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven 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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