Health and Nutrition of Virginia, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Virginia residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People living here eat an average of seven 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. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat nine frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Virginia resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Virginia residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 58 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Virginia residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 139 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 23.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Virginia residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Virginia 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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Health Insurance

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

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Dermatology

Fifty percent of people living in Virginia use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Virginia have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 6.7 days per month on average. They have 4.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Virginia residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Virginia were 19 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. People in Virginia were 17 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. The average person in Virginia has vaginal or anal sex 32 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Virginia 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.

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Sleep Disorders

Virginia residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Ninety percent of Virginia residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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. Thirty three 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 one 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirty three percent are overweight.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy nine percent of births in Virginia were vaginal deliveries. Twenty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Virginia report their general health condition on average at 75 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Virginia residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Virginia spend $757 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 12 percent of their income. The average family in Virginia spends $140 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $267 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is two percent of their income. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Virginia report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Hundred 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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