Health and Nutrition of Hustonville, KY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Hustonville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 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.

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Oral Health

The average Hustonville 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hustonville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 one 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 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hustonville residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy three percent of Hustonville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Four percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Fifty two 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

Hustonville 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

Twenty percent of Hustonville 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Hustonville residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty three percent of people living in Hustonville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 3.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Hustonville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hustonville 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 47 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hustonville 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. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hustonville has vaginal or anal sex 29 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hustonville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Hustonville 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

Hustonville residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty percent of Hustonville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Hustonville 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. Sixteen 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 six 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Hustonville 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". Twenty one percent are overweight. Thirty 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. Thirty two percent of people living in Hustonville have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty one percent of births in Hustonville were vaginal deliveries. Nineteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty five percent of women in Hustonville have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve 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 Hustonville report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 27 percent of Hustonville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Hustonville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hustonville spend $303 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 Hustonville spends $78 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $99 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hustonville report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Seventy seven 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. Eighty seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty four percent of Hustonville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty seven 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 Hustonville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Hustonville 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 one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Five 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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