Health and Nutrition of Jerome, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Jerome residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 six 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Jerome 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). Jerome residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Jerome residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 147 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty five percent have ever been obese. Sixty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty eight percent of Jerome residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Jerome 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.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Jerome 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

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

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Dermatology

Thirty seven percent of people living in Jerome use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Jerome residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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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Alcohol use

Sixty six percent of people living in Jerome have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 6.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Jerome residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Eighteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Jerome were 15 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. People in Jerome were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Jerome has vaginal or anal sex 71 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Jerome 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.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty seven percent of Jerome residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Jerome 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 one 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. Forty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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. Thirty five 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Jerome 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". Thirty eight percent are overweight. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Jerome were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight 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. Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Jerome report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 53 percent of Jerome residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Jerome spend $455 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 58 percent of their income. The average family in Jerome spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $213 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Jerome report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fourteen percent of people in Jerome had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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