Health and Nutrition of Austin, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Austin 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 three 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Austin 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). Thirty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Austin residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Austin residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty five percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Fifty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty three percent of Austin residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Sixty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Austin 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

Seven percent of Austin 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eleven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Sixty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty two percent of people in Austin frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty nine 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 Austin use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Austin residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Austin 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 2.5 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Austin residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Austin were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Austin were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Austin has vaginal or anal sex 86 times a year. Nineteen percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Austin 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty eight percent of Austin residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Twenty eight 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Austin residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty one percent are overweight. Thirty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Twenty two percent have another thyroid problem. Fourteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy three percent of births in Austin were vaginal deliveries. Twenty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Austin report their general health condition on average at 30 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 33 percent of Austin residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Austin are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Austin spend $329 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Austin spends $137 on food at other stores monthly. This is 11 percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Austin report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Eighty four 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty percent of Austin population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty seven percent of Austin 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 three percent of Austin 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 four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty nine percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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