Health and Nutrition of Bermuda Run, NC Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty five percent of Bermuda Run residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 four 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Bermuda Run resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bermuda Run residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 64 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 four 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 Bermuda Run residents 16 years and older is 70 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy four percent of Bermuda Run residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Fifteen percent of people living in Bermuda Run have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bermuda Run 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 Bermuda Run 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. Nine percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty nine percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty six percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty six percent of people living in Bermuda Run have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty nine percent of people in Bermuda Run frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty eight 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

Fifty percent of people living in Bermuda Run use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifteen percent of Bermuda Run residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fourteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one 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. Ten percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eleven 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.

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Prescription Medications

Bermuda Run residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety one percent of people living in Bermuda Run have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 9.4 days per month on average. They have 5.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Bermuda Run residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eleven percent of males in Bermuda Run have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bermuda Run were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 5.1 men on average. They have had 1.5 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Bermuda Run were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Bermuda Run has vaginal or anal sex 43 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bermuda Run 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Bermuda Run use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Nineteen percent of Bermuda Run residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen percent of Bermuda Run 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 six 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty three 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. Fifty seven 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 seven 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Bermuda Run 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". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty two percent are overweight. Twelve 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 percent of people living in Bermuda Run have ever received a blood transfusion. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven 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. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty eight percent of births in Bermuda Run were vaginal deliveries. Forty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Bermuda Run have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Eighteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. 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 Bermuda Run report their general health condition on average at 67 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Bermuda Run residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Bermuda Run are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bermuda Run spend $395 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Bermuda Run spends $85 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $261 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $38 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bermuda Run report their general condition of hearing on average at 75 percent. Eighty 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty two percent of Bermuda Run population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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 Bermuda Run had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty four percent of Bermuda Run residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Ten 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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