Health and Nutrition of Aurora, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Aurora 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 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Aurora 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Aurora residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Aurora residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 144 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Sixteen percent of people living here are obese. Eighteen percent have ever been obese. Forty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty eight percent of Aurora residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Aurora have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty nine 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

Aurora 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty percent of people in Aurora frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Aurora use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Aurora residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight 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. Nineteen 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. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Aurora residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Aurora have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.7 days per month on average. They have 1.8 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty nine percent of Aurora 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. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Aurora 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 11 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.6 men on average. They have had 1.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Aurora were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Aurora has vaginal or anal sex 71 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Aurora 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with three men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.6 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Twenty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Aurora 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

Seventy four percent of Aurora residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Aurora 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 one 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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 one 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 seven 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 2.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Aurora residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty percent are overweight. Sixteen 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 have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty three percent of births in Aurora were vaginal deliveries. Forty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Thirty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seventeen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Aurora report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 35 percent of Aurora residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Aurora are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Aurora spend $349 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Aurora spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $215 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 19 percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Aurora report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen 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. Thirteen percent of people in Aurora had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Aurora 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. 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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