Health and Nutrition of Burgoon, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Burgoon residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 two 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Burgoon 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Burgoon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Burgoon residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty six percent of Burgoon 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.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Burgoon 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

Eighteen percent of Burgoon 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. Eighty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty five percent of people living in Burgoon have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty nine percent of people in Burgoon frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty four 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

Forty seven percent of people living in Burgoon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty two percent of Burgoon residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen 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. Eleven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Burgoon residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Burgoon have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Burgoon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. People in Burgoon 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 25 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Burgoon were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Burgoon has vaginal or anal sex 51 times a year. Nineteen percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Burgoon 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Burgoon 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

Burgoon 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

Thirty nine percent of Burgoon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen 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. Nine 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 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eighteen percent of Burgoon residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty three percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Thirteen percent of people living in Burgoon have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Eight percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Fourteen percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty two percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Burgoon were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Burgoon have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twelve percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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 Burgoon report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Burgoon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nineteen percent of people living in Burgoon are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Burgoon spend $460 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Burgoon spends $88 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $100 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Burgoon report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of Burgoon population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty nine 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 eight percent of Burgoon 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 Burgoon 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. Twenty seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nineteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eighteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seventeen 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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