Health and Nutrition of Grand River, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Grand River residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Grand River 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Grand River residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Grand River residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 149 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty five percent of Grand River residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Grand River have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Grand River 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

Twenty five percent of Grand River 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.

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Health Insurance

Forty three percent of people living in Grand River 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 take their blood pressure at home. Nineteen percent of people in Grand River frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirteen percent of people living in Grand River use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixteen percent of Grand River residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Prescription Medications

Grand River residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Grand River have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Grand River 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. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Grand River 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. Thirty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Grand River were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. 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 two women. People in Grand River were 26 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Grand River has vaginal or anal sex 82 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Grand River residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Grand River residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven percent of Grand River 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. Twenty seven 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 five 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 four 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Grand River residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seventeen percent are overweight. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Grand River were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Grand River report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 35 percent of Grand River residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Grand River are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Grand River spend $568 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Grand River spends $75 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $165 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $44 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Grand River report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty six 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. Fifteen percent of people in Grand River had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Grand River 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. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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