Health and Nutrition of Bath, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty three percent of Bath 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 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 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 Bath resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty 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). Bath residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 one 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 12 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bath residents 16 years and older is 55 inches. The average weight is 155 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Sixty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty six percent of Bath residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty percent of people living in Bath have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty two 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

Bath 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

Seventy eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty nine percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty nine percent of people living in Bath have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty nine percent of people in Bath frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eighteen 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

Thirty two percent of people living in Bath use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Bath residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty six percent of people living in Bath have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 3.9 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Bath residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bath were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Bath were 18 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 Bath has vaginal or anal sex 26 times a year. Females in Bath 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 11 men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.8 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Bath 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

Thirty seven percent of Bath residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve 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. People living here spend four 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Bath 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". Ten percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Sixty two percent are overweight. Twenty nine 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. Thirty percent of people living in Bath have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Ten percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twelve percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty six percent of births in Bath were vaginal deliveries. Fourteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty two percent of women in Bath have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty two percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Twelve 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 Bath report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 25 percent of Bath residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twenty three percent of people living in Bath are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bath spend $476 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Bath spends $85 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $115 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $26 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bath report their general condition of hearing on average at 68 percent. Seventy five 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. Eighty percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty three percent of Bath population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifteen 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

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