Health and Nutrition of Peter, UT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Peter residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 11 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 four 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Peter resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Peter residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 60 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Peter residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 24. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty nine percent of Peter residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Peter 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 Peter 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people living in Peter have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty two percent of people in Peter frequently check their blood cholesterol. Five 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

Seventeen percent of people living in Peter use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Peter residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventeen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fourteen 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

Peter residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety one percent of people living in Peter have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 9.4 days per month on average. They have 6.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 21 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Peter residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Peter were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 10 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 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 five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 4.6 men on average. They have had 2.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Peter were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Peter has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Thirty six percent have sex without using a condom.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Peter use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Peter residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen percent of Peter 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 five 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. Sixty two 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. Sixty 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 seven 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 2.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Peter residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Eighteen percent are overweight. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Current Health Status

People living in Peter report their general health condition on average at 66 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 33 percent of Peter residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Peter are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Peter spend $408 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Peter spends $79 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $250 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Peter report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety nine 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. Twenty four 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. Eleven percent of people in Peter had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Peter 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. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Two 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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