Health and Nutrition of Sewanee, TN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty eight percent of Sewanee residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Sewanee 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Sewanee residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 two 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sewanee residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy five percent of Sewanee 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. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Sewanee have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty one 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

Sewanee 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

Nine percent of Sewanee 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. Nine percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve 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. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in Sewanee 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 five percent of people in Sewanee frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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

Eighteen percent of people living in Sewanee use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of Sewanee residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Sewanee residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Sewanee have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.9 days per month on average. They have 6.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 31 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Sewanee residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Sewanee 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. Ninety four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Sewanee 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 42 women. He has vaginal sex with 25 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.1 men on average. They have had 0.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Sewanee were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Sewanee has vaginal or anal sex 39 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sewanee 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of Sewanee residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Sewanee 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. Twenty 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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. Twenty 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 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Sewanee residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty three percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Five percent of people living in Sewanee have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen 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. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Sewanee were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Ten 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 Sewanee report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Sewanee residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Sewanee are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sewanee spend $394 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 74 percent of their income. The average family in Sewanee spends $63 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 16 percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sewanee report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety 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. Ninety nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty five 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. Fourteen percent of people in Sewanee had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty two percent of Sewanee residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Sewanee 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 one 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. Nine percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seven 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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