Health and Nutrition of Blyn, WA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Blyn residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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 six 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 Blyn 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). Fifty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Blyn residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 23 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 one days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Blyn residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Thirteen percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Fifteen percent of people living in Blyn have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy 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

Blyn 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 have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Eighty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty percent of people living in Blyn have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty five percent of people in Blyn frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty one 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 five percent of people living in Blyn use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twelve percent of Blyn residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Ten percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fourteen 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. 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Blyn residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Blyn have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eighteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 8.6 days per month on average. They have 6.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty three percent of Blyn 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 seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Three percent of males in Blyn have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Forty percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. People in Blyn 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 15 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.8 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Blyn were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Blyn residents 16 years and older usually get five hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixty six percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixty 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 seven 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Blyn residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two 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. Twenty four 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. Seven percent of people living in Blyn have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Six 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. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Ninety eight percent of births in Blyn were vaginal deliveries. 97.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety one percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty three percent of women in Blyn have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight 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 Blyn report their general health condition on average at 27 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 60 percent of Blyn residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Blyn spend $547 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. This is four percent of their income. This is five percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Blyn report their general condition of hearing on average at 64 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty six percent of Blyn population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty six 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Blyn 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. Seventeen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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