Health and Nutrition of Lightstreet, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

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

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Oral Health

The average Lightstreet 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lightstreet 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 four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lightstreet residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 148 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty two percent of people living here are obese. Twenty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty one percent of Lightstreet residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Lightstreet have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lightstreet 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 Lightstreet 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. Sixty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in Lightstreet have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty four percent of people in Lightstreet frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty two 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 Lightstreet use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Lightstreet residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty eight percent of people living in Lightstreet have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty eight percent of Lightstreet residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Forty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Sixteen percent of males in Lightstreet have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Lightstreet were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.7 men on average. They have had 0.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Lightstreet were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lightstreet has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Lightstreet 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty four percent of Lightstreet residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Lightstreet 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 three 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nineteen 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 three 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Lightstreet 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". Three 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. Eleven 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. Four percent of people living in Lightstreet have ever received a blood transfusion. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty percent of births in Lightstreet were vaginal deliveries. Forty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Twelve percent of women in Lightstreet have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eighteen percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lightstreet report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 24 percent of Lightstreet residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Lightstreet are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lightstreet spend $396 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Lightstreet spends $84 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $149 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lightstreet report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty four 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Lightstreet population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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