Health and Nutrition of Havana, TX Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Havana residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 four 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Havana 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). Twenty nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Havana residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 37 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Havana residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty one percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy four percent of Havana residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Havana 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

Eight percent of Havana 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people living in Havana have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Havana 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

Twenty two percent of people living in Havana use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Havana residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Havana have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five 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 8.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 20 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Havana 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. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex. People in Havana were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 21 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 six women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.1 men on average. They have had 0.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Havana were 17 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. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Havana has vaginal or anal sex 87 times a year. Thirty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Havana 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 14 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Havana residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty seven percent of Havana residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Havana 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. Thirty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twelve 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 eight 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

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

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of births in Havana were vaginal deliveries. Twenty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Havana have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Havana report their general health condition on average at 42 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Havana residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Havana are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Havana spend $314 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 Havana spends $82 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $120 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Havana report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Seventy 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 one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty three percent of Havana population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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 Havana had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty three percent of Havana 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 percent of Havana 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 nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Three 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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