Health and Nutrition of Clarion, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Clarion residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Clarion 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Clarion 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 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Clarion residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Thirty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Clarion 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 Clarion 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. Fifty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine 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. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty one percent of people in Clarion frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty four percent of people living in Clarion use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Clarion have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 3.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety two percent of Clarion residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Clarion have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Clarion 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 19 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 Clarion were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Clarion has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Clarion 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Clarion 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty one percent of Clarion residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Clarion 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 eight 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty eight 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 seven 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 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Clarion residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One 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. Seven 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. Ten percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty five percent of births in Clarion were vaginal deliveries. Forty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Thirty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Clarion report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Clarion residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Clarion are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Clarion spend $344 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Clarion spends $74 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $201 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 14 percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Clarion report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety seven 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. Twenty 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. Fourteen percent of people in Clarion had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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