Health and Nutrition of Enosburg Falls, VT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Enosburg Falls residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 five 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 three "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 Enosburg Falls 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 four 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). Enosburg Falls residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 two 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 Enosburg Falls residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Thirty two percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy percent of Enosburg Falls residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty nine 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

Ten percent of people living in Enosburg Falls have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Enosburg Falls 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

Thirteen percent of Enosburg Falls 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. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nineteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty three percent of people living in Enosburg Falls are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Enosburg Falls have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty four percent of people in Enosburg Falls frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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 six percent of people living in Enosburg Falls use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Enosburg Falls residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy nine percent of people living in Enosburg Falls have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.4 days per month on average. They have 12.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 49 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Enosburg Falls 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventy one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Thirteen percent of males in Enosburg Falls 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. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Enosburg Falls were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 14 women. People in Enosburg Falls were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Enosburg Falls has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Enosburg Falls 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Enosburg Falls residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty nine percent of Enosburg Falls residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Enosburg Falls 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 two 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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. Twenty 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 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 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

Four percent of Enosburg Falls residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty one percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Ten percent of people living in Enosburg Falls have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent have ever had emphysema. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Enosburg Falls were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Enosburg Falls have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Enosburg Falls report their general health condition on average at 46 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 49 percent of Enosburg Falls residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Enosburg Falls are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Enosburg Falls spend $308 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Enosburg Falls spends $77 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $37 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Enosburg Falls report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Eighty two 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Enosburg Falls population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Fourteen percent of people in Enosburg Falls had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty three percent of Enosburg Falls 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 of Enosburg Falls 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 percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Fifteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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