Health and Nutrition of Clarendon, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Clarendon 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 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Clarendon 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). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Clarendon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Clarendon residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 152 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty four percent of Clarendon residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Ten percent of people living in Clarendon have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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 three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people living in Clarendon have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty two percent of people in Clarendon frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifteen 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 one percent of people living in Clarendon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty five percent of Clarendon residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three 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 five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nineteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Clarendon residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Clarendon have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.7 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety three percent of Clarendon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Clarendon have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Clarendon were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 41 women. He has vaginal sex with 38 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Clarendon were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Clarendon has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Clarendon 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Clarendon 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty two percent of Clarendon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Clarendon 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 two 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 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 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Clarendon residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty two percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in Clarendon have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty eight percent of births in Clarendon were vaginal deliveries. Forty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Clarendon have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Sixteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Clarendon report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 27 percent of Clarendon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Clarendon are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Clarendon spend $431 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Clarendon spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $152 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Clarendon report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty two 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty four percent of Clarendon population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty six 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. Eleven percent of people in Clarendon had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent of Clarendon 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. Eighteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty 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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