Health and Nutrition of South Solon, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of South Solon residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average South Solon 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 percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). South Solon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of South Solon residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty seven percent of South Solon residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in South Solon have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven 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

South Solon 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 South Solon 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. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen 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.

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Health Insurance

Fifty four percent of people living in South Solon 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 South Solon have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty three percent of people in South Solon frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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

Thirty two percent of people living in South Solon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

South Solon residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy seven percent of people living in South Solon have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.1 days per month on average. They have 4.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 29 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of South Solon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in South Solon have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in South Solon were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 18 women. He has vaginal sex with 16 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 two women. People in South Solon were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in South Solon has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in South Solon 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Thirteen percent of households in South Solon 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

South Solon residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty two percent of South Solon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three percent of South Solon 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. Forty 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. Thirty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seventeen 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 four 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of South Solon residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty four percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in South Solon have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty nine percent of births in South Solon were vaginal deliveries. Fifty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 94.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in South Solon have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Eighteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in South Solon report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 54 percent of South Solon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in South Solon are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in South Solon spend $464 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in South Solon spends $103 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $159 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in South Solon report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Eighty eight 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of South Solon 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. Seven percent of people in South Solon had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twelve percent of South Solon residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

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