Health and Nutrition of Sandy, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Sandy residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Sandy 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). Twenty nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Sandy residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 34 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 two 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sandy residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy percent of Sandy residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen 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. One percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Sandy have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Sandy 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty five percent of people in Sandy frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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 Sandy use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty percent of Sandy residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eight 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

Sandy residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety four percent of people living in Sandy have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 3.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Sandy 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. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Sandy have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Hundred percent have ever had anal sex. People in Sandy 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 34 women. He has vaginal sex with 32 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. People in Sandy were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Sandy has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Seventy two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sandy 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Sandy 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Sandy residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three percent of Sandy 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. Forty seven 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. Eighteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifteen 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 three 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

Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Sixteen percent are overweight. Fifteen 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. Twenty four percent of people living in Sandy have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Sandy were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Eighty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Fifty 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 Sandy report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Sandy residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sandy spend $496 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Sandy spends $114 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $142 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $33 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sandy report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Seventy one 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Sandy population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty five 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. Ten percent of people in Sandy had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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