Health and Nutrition of Bryant, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Bryant 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 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "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 Bryant 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). Twenty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Bryant residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 one days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bryant residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 150 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Twenty four percent have ever been obese. Twenty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Bryant residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty five percent of people living in Bryant 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.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bryant 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Bryant residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.

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Prescription Medications

Bryant residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty eight percent of people living in Bryant have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.4 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Fifty percent of Bryant residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Bryant have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Bryant 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 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.6 men on average. They have had 1.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Bryant were 16 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bryant has vaginal or anal sex 41 times a year. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Bryant residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Bryant 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. Thirty three 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Seventeen percent are overweight. Seventeen 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. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Bryant were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty three percent of women in Bryant have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty three 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 Bryant report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 17 percent of Bryant residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Bryant are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bryant spend $353 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 Bryant spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $97 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bryant report their general condition of hearing on average at 72 percent. Sixty nine 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. Seventy five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Bryant population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty four 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. Sixteen percent of people in Bryant had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight 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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