Health and Nutrition of Larwill, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Larwill residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 10 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.

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Oral Health

The average Larwill resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Larwill residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 percent. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 16 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Larwill residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 153 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Fifteen percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty two percent of Larwill residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Larwill have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Larwill 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

Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventy five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty five percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Hundred percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty five percent of people living in Larwill 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 living in Larwill have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty percent of people in Larwill frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty five 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 seven percent of people living in Larwill use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Larwill residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty nine percent of people living in Larwill have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.5 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Larwill residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Larwill were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Larwill were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Larwill has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Females in Larwill 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty two percent of Larwill residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen 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 four 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. Thirty 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty seven 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. Twenty nine percent of people living in Larwill have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Sixteen percent have another thyroid problem. Thirteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

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

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Current Health Status

People living in Larwill report their general health condition on average at 40 percent. Eight percent of people living in Larwill are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Larwill spend $402 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Larwill spends $56 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $184 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Larwill report their general condition of hearing on average at 74 percent. Sixty three 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. Seventy five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty four percent of Larwill population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty nine 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty eight percent of Larwill 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. Thirty 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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