Health and Nutrition of Ravine, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Ravine residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 Ravine 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). Ravine residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 59 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 six 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ravine residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 125 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 22. Forty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty three percent of Ravine residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen 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.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Ravine residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate zero 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

Nine percent of Ravine 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 four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty four percent of people living in Ravine are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Ravine frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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

Fifty four percent of people living in Ravine use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Ravine residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twelve 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Forty four percent of people living in Ravine have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.8 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty six percent of Ravine residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in Ravine were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Ravine were 25 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ravine has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Ravine residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty nine 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 six 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Ravine residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fourteen percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Ravine have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Ravine were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Ravine report their general health condition on average at 66 percent. Nine percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Ravine residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ravine spend $407 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Ravine spends $61 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $208 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Ravine report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Ninety two 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. Fifteen 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

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

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