Health and Nutrition of Delevan, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Delevan residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Delevan 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Delevan 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Delevan residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty eight percent of Delevan residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen 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 Delevan have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Delevan 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

Eleven percent of Delevan 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. Twenty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Delevan frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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 percent of people living in Delevan use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty seven percent of Delevan residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Nineteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty three 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Delevan residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in Delevan have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.0 days per month on average. They have 3.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty nine percent of Delevan residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Delevan have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Seventy four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Forty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Delevan were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 36 women. He has vaginal sex with 34 women. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Delevan were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Delevan has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year. Thirty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Delevan 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. Thirty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Delevan 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Delevan residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Delevan 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 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 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 five 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Three percent of Delevan residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty four percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Delevan have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Delevan were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Delevan report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Delevan residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Delevan are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Delevan spend $454 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Delevan spends $86 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $135 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $27 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Delevan report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Eighty 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Delevan population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty eight 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. Eight percent of people in Delevan had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent of Delevan 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. Eleven 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. Nine 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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