Health and Nutrition of Dutton, AL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Dutton residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Dutton 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). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Dutton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Dutton residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 107 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Forty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty one percent of Dutton residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty 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. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Thirty two percent of people living in Dutton have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Dutton 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 three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty three percent of people living in Dutton 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. Thirty seven percent of people in Dutton frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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 Dutton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Dutton residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety three percent of people living in Dutton have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.8 days per month on average. They have 2.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Dutton 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. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Dutton were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Dutton were 20 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. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Dutton has vaginal or anal sex 66 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Dutton 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Dutton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Dutton 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. Forty 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty percent are overweight. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Dutton were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Dutton report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 28 percent of Dutton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Dutton spend $416 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Dutton spends $120 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $125 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five 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 Dutton report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Ninety 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Dutton population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty seven 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. Seven percent of people in Dutton had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Eleven percent of Dutton 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 of Dutton 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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