Health and Nutrition of Thorp, WA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Thorp residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 two 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Thorp 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). Thirty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Thorp residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Thorp residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty five percent of Thorp residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Thorp have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Thorp 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

Five percent of Thorp 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. Forty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Ten percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Thorp frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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

Twenty six percent of people living in Thorp use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Ten percent of Thorp residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Thorp have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.6 days per month on average. They have 7.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 32 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Thorp residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Thorp 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. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Eighteen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Thorp 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 18 women. He has vaginal sex with 19 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 0.7 men on average. They have had 0.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Thorp were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. The average person in Thorp has vaginal or anal sex 39 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Thorp 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Sixteen percent of households in Thorp use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Thorp residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. Sixty nine 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Thorp residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Forty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of births in Thorp were vaginal deliveries. Twenty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Thorp report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Thorp residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Thorp are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Thorp spend $563 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 Thorp spends $166 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $126 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Thorp report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 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. Ten percent of Thorp population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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

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

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