Health and Nutrition of Sand Ridge, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Sand Ridge residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 three 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 Sand Ridge 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Sand Ridge residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sand Ridge residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 151 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty five percent of Sand Ridge residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Sand Ridge have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty 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

Sand Ridge 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

Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty nine percent of people living in Sand Ridge are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fourteen percent of people living in Sand Ridge have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty four percent of people in Sand Ridge frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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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Dermatology

Seventeen percent of people living in Sand Ridge use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Sand Ridge residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety four percent of people living in Sand Ridge have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 3.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 27 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Sand Ridge residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Sand Ridge were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 29 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Sand Ridge were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Sand Ridge has vaginal or anal sex 72 times a year. Thirty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sand Ridge 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. Sixty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty one percent of households in Sand Ridge use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Ten percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Sand Ridge residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty nine percent of Sand Ridge 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. Fifty nine 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty seven 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 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 five 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Sand Ridge residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty five percent are overweight. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Sand Ridge report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Sand Ridge residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sand Ridge spend $423 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 Sand Ridge spends $170 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $107 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sand Ridge report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety six 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty two percent of Sand Ridge population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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. Twelve percent of people in Sand Ridge had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty two percent of Sand Ridge residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty two percent of Sand Ridge 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. Twenty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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