Health and Nutrition of Picture Rocks, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Seventy percent of Picture Rocks residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Picture Rocks 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). Picture Rocks residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 67 percent. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of one days per week.

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Weight

The average height of Picture Rocks residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 38. Seventy six percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Seventy two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Sixty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Picture Rocks residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate three 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

Five percent of Picture Rocks 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Ninety three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventy six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety nine percent of people living in Picture Rocks are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people in Picture Rocks frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty seven 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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Mental Health

Eighty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Picture Rocks have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 3.5 drinks per week.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Picture Rocks 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

Picture Rocks residents 16 years and older usually get 10 hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Physical Activity

People living here spend eight 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 three hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Seventy six percent are overweight. Nine 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. Eleven percent of people living in Picture Rocks have ever received a blood transfusion. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Four percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty six percent of births in Picture Rocks were vaginal deliveries. Fourteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighteen percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Picture Rocks have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Ten 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 Picture Rocks report their general health condition on average at 50 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Picture Rocks spend $336 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. They spend $95 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Picture Rocks report their general condition of hearing on average at 61 percent. Hundred 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Eighteen percent of Picture Rocks residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Picture Rocks 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. Twelve percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twelve 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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