Health and Nutrition of Harpers Ferry, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty two percent of Harpers Ferry residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 28 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 two 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Harpers Ferry 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Harpers Ferry residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 63 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Harpers Ferry residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 155 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Harpers Ferry residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Harpers Ferry have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Nine percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Harpers Ferry 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

Seventeen percent of Harpers Ferry 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. Seventeen percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Harpers Ferry are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty four percent of people living in Harpers Ferry have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty eight percent of people in Harpers Ferry 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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Dermatology

Fifty percent of people living in Harpers Ferry use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Harpers Ferry residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty percent of people living in Harpers Ferry have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 2.8 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Harpers Ferry 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Harpers Ferry were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 28 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Harpers Ferry were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Harpers Ferry has vaginal or anal sex 30 times a year. Seventy five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Harpers Ferry 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Harpers Ferry use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Harpers Ferry residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Harpers Ferry residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Harpers Ferry 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 five 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. Twenty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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 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 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 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eighteen percent of Harpers Ferry 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". Thirty five percent are overweight. Forty nine 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. Fourteen percent of people living in Harpers Ferry have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Ten percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Harpers Ferry were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty four percent of women in Harpers Ferry have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty one percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty two 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 Harpers Ferry report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 21 percent of Harpers Ferry residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Harpers Ferry are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Harpers Ferry spend $328 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Harpers Ferry spends $106 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $118 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Harpers Ferry report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 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. Fourteen percent of Harpers Ferry population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty nine 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

Fifty four percent of Harpers Ferry 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 Harpers Ferry 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. Thirty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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