Health and Nutrition of Ada, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Ada residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 two 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 Ada 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ada residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ada residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Ada residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Ada have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Ada 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

Fourteen percent of Ada 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. Fifty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed.

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Health Insurance

Sixty five percent of people living in Ada are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Ada 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

Twenty six percent of people living in Ada use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Ada residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Ada have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety percent of Ada residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Ada have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Ada were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 18 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 four women. People in Ada were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ada has vaginal or anal sex 56 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ada 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Ada 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of Ada residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Ada 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 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. Forty one 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 four 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Ada residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Eighteen percent are overweight. Thirty three 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. Seven percent of people living in Ada have ever received a blood transfusion. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty two percent of births in Ada were vaginal deliveries. Thirty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy two percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

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

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ada spend $328 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Ada spends $77 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $148 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. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Ada report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Ada population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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 Ada had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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