Health and Nutrition of Woodland, AL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty one percent of Woodland residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 one "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 Woodland 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). Six 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). Woodland residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Woodland residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 183 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Eighteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty five percent of Woodland residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Twenty eight percent of people living in Woodland have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Woodland 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

Eighty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Seventy percent of people living in Woodland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people living in Woodland have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty seven percent of people in Woodland frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty three 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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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Woodland residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Woodland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.0 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty five percent of Woodland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Woodland have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Woodland 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 17 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 Woodland were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Woodland has vaginal or anal sex 60 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Seventy two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Woodland 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Woodland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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. Forty 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 five 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Woodland residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Seven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty six percent are overweight. Twenty six 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 living in Woodland have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Seven percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have ever had emphysema. Sixteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Woodland report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Woodland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Woodland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Woodland spend $251 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Woodland spends $41 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $68 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $eight monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Woodland report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety nine 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. Thirty 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 Woodland had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifty one percent of Woodland residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Eighteen percent of Woodland 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 six percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty two percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nineteen 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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