Health and Nutrition of St. Bonaventure, NY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of St. Bonaventure 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 five 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 three 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. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average St. Bonaventure 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). Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). St. Bonaventure residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 five 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of St. Bonaventure residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty two percent of people living here are obese. Thirty five percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy one percent of St. Bonaventure residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Twenty eight 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

St. Bonaventure 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty four percent of people in St. Bonaventure frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Nineteen percent of people living in St. Bonaventure use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixteen percent of St. Bonaventure residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fourteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fourteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifteen 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. 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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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in St. Bonaventure have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.9 days per month on average. They have 4.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of St. Bonaventure residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Sixty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex. Seventeen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in St. Bonaventure 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 12 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 3.0 men on average. They have had 1.5 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in St. Bonaventure were 18 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. Twenty six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in St. Bonaventure has vaginal or anal sex 46 times a year. Thirty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in St. Bonaventure 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in St. Bonaventure 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty two percent of St. Bonaventure residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of St. Bonaventure 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 four 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. Fifty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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 one 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 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 2.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of St. Bonaventure residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty four percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in St. Bonaventure have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty one percent of births in St. Bonaventure were vaginal deliveries. Forty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in St. Bonaventure report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of St. Bonaventure residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in St. Bonaventure are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in St. Bonaventure spend $331 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 39 percent of their income. The average family in St. Bonaventure spends $52 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $153 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 18 percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in St. Bonaventure report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven 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. Sixteen percent of people in St. Bonaventure had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of St. Bonaventure 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. Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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