Health and Nutrition of Florence, MT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Florence residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Florence 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 five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Florence residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Florence residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Florence have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Florence 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

Seven percent of Florence 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. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve 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. Twenty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people living in Florence have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty two percent of people in Florence frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nineteen 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 eight percent of people living in Florence use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eighteen percent of Florence residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty two 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. Twenty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty seven 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Florence residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety one percent of people living in Florence 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 4.3 days per month on average. They have 5.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Florence residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Florence have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Florence 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 42 women. He has vaginal sex with 38 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Florence 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. The average person in Florence has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Thirty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Florence 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty seven percent of Florence residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Florence 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 four 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 one 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. Sixty six 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Three percent of Florence residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three 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. Six 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. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy six percent of births in Florence were vaginal deliveries. Twenty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy four percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Florence report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 49 percent of Florence residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Florence are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Florence spend $489 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 Florence spends $132 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $165 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Florence report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Sixteen percent of Florence population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Nine percent of people in Florence had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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