Health and Nutrition of Laurelville, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Twenty five percent of Laurelville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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 two 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. 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

Laurelville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 25 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 one days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Laurelville residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 146 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 23. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Hundred percent of Laurelville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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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

Laurelville 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

Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Hundred percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Laurelville are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Hundred percent of people in Laurelville frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirteen percent of people living in Laurelville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty percent of Laurelville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Hundred percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifty 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

Laurelville residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Laurelville have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Laurelville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Hundred percent have ever had anal sex. People in Laurelville were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Laurelville were 20 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. The average person in Laurelville has vaginal or anal sex 32 times a year. Hundred percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Laurelville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Fifty 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. Fifty 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 eight 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 2.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Laurelville were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Eighty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Fifty 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 Laurelville report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Laurelville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Laurelville spend $575 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 Laurelville spends $125 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $110 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $46 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Laurelville report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Fifty 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. Fifty 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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Physical Functioning

Fifty percent of Laurelville 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. Fifty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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