Health and Nutrition of Collegeville, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Collegeville 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 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 Collegeville 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). Collegeville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Collegeville residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 151 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty nine percent of Collegeville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Collegeville 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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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home.

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Dermatology

Twenty seven percent of people living in Collegeville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Collegeville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nine 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. Nine 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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Alcohol use

Seventy seven percent of people living in Collegeville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.9 days per month on average. They have 7.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Collegeville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Forty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Thirty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Eighteen percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Collegeville were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 16 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 6.2 men on average. They have had 3.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Collegeville were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Collegeville has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Collegeville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty nine percent of Collegeville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Collegeville 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 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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. Sixty 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 3.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Collegeville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

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

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Current Health Status

People living in Collegeville report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Collegeville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Collegeville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Collegeville spend $343 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 Collegeville spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $143 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $30 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Collegeville report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of people in Collegeville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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