Health and Nutrition of Lynnville, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty four percent of Lynnville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 here eat one "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 Lynnville 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Lynnville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 four 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 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lynnville residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Lynnville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve 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.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lynnville 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

Ten percent of Lynnville 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. Eighty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty nine percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one 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. Forty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty three percent of people living in Lynnville are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty four percent of people living in Lynnville have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty eight percent of people in Lynnville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty six 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

Sixty six percent of people living in Lynnville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Lynnville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seventeen 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Lynnville residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty three percent of people living in Lynnville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety two percent of Lynnville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Lynnville were 21 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 Lynnville were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lynnville has vaginal or anal sex 22 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lynnville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty percent of Lynnville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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 nine 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 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Lynnville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty eight percent are overweight. Seventeen 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 two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty four percent of births in Lynnville were vaginal deliveries. Sixteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty five percent of women in Lynnville have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Twenty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty two 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 Lynnville report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Lynnville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lynnville spend $338 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 35 percent of their income. The average family in Lynnville spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $82 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lynnville report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty four 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty seven percent of Lynnville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seven percent of people in Lynnville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Lynnville 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Sixteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twelve 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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