Health and Nutrition of Oxford, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Oxford residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 six 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 six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Oxford resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Oxford residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 68 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Oxford residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty one percent of people living here are obese. Twenty seven percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty seven percent of Oxford residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Forty 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

Oxford 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

Eleven percent of Oxford 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Oxford frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Fifty three percent of people living in Oxford use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Oxford residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Oxford have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.0 days per month on average. They have 4.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty four percent of Oxford residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Oxford have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Oxford were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.6 men on average. They have had 0.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Oxford 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. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Oxford has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Oxford 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Oxford use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty percent of Oxford residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Oxford 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. Forty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty 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. Sixty two 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 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Oxford residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty one percent are overweight. Eleven 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. Ten percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty five percent of births in Oxford were vaginal deliveries. Forty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Thirty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eight 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 Oxford report their general health condition on average at 70 percent. Nine percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Oxford residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Oxford are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Oxford spend $304 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 Oxford spends $65 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $198 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Oxford report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Eighty six 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Oxford population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Seventeen percent of people in Oxford had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four 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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