Health and Nutrition of Rouseville, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty two percent of Rouseville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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 five of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Rouseville resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Rouseville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 57 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 six days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rouseville residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 149 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Sixteen percent of people living here are obese. Nineteen percent have ever been obese. Forty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty seven percent of Rouseville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifty four percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Rouseville have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Ninety one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Rouseville 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

Six percent of Rouseville 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Dermatology

Forty nine percent of people living in Rouseville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventy eight percent of Rouseville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventy eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Rouseville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 7.0 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Rouseville 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. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Rouseville were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Rouseville were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Rouseville has vaginal or anal sex 67 times a year. Twenty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Rouseville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 18 men on average. They have had 18 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Rouseville residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Rouseville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifteen percent are overweight. Ten percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Twelve percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty five percent of births in Rouseville were vaginal deliveries. Fifteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Rouseville report their general health condition on average at 42 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 60 percent of Rouseville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Rouseville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rouseville spend $258 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Rouseville spends $144 on food at other stores monthly. They spend $99 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Rouseville report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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.

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