Health and Nutrition of Raemon, NC Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Raemon 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 six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Raemon 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 seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Raemon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 three days per week. 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Raemon residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty five percent of Raemon residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Twenty five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Raemon have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Raemon 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

Six percent of Raemon 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people living in Raemon have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Raemon 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 six percent of people living in Raemon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Raemon residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty five percent of people living in Raemon have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.2 days per month on average. They have 6.4 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 Raemon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Raemon have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Raemon were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 30 women. He has vaginal sex with 26 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Raemon were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Raemon has vaginal or anal sex 86 times a year. Thirty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Raemon 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 1.1 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty nine percent of Raemon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Raemon 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 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 five 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Raemon 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". Two 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. Nineteen 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. Fifteen percent of people living in Raemon have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. 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. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Raemon were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Raemon have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twelve percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Raemon report their general health condition on average at 43 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Raemon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Raemon are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Raemon spend $336 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Raemon spends $96 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $111 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Raemon report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Seventy seven 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty percent of Raemon population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty four 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. Twelve percent of people in Raemon had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Raemon 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six 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. 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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