Health and Nutrition of Brownsville, KY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Brownsville 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 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Brownsville 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 one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Brownsville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 37 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 16 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Brownsville residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 165 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Nineteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty eight percent of Brownsville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Brownsville 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people living in Brownsville have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty three percent of people in Brownsville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty one 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 two percent of people living in Brownsville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Brownsville residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in Brownsville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 4.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Brownsville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Brownsville have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Brownsville 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 26 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Brownsville were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eighteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Brownsville has vaginal or anal sex 48 times a year. Females in Brownsville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Brownsville use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Brownsville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Brownsville 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. Seventeen 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. Thirty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Thirty three 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Eight percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty three percent are overweight. Fourteen 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. Six percent of people living in Brownsville have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Fifteen percent have another thyroid problem. Twenty three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of births in Brownsville were vaginal deliveries. Twenty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twelve percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Brownsville report their general health condition on average at 37 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 25 percent of Brownsville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nineteen percent of people living in Brownsville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Brownsville spend $452 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 Brownsville spends $84 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $144 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Brownsville report their general condition of hearing on average at 75 percent. Seventy seven 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. Thirty eight percent of Brownsville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Six percent of people in Brownsville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty eight percent of Brownsville 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 three percent of Brownsville 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 one 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. Five 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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