Health and Nutrition of Ila, GA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Ila residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 nine 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 seven frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Ila resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ila residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ila residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Ila residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eighteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Sixty 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

Ila residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Dermatology

Forty two percent of people living in Ila use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventy eight percent of Ila residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventy seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Seventy nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventy six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Ila have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 2.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Ila residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Ila were 14 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Ila were 20 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. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ila has vaginal or anal sex 49 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ila 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 14 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.8 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty two percent of Ila residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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 two 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

Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fifteen percent are overweight. Forty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Ila were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Ila report their general health condition on average at 34 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Ila residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Ila are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ila spend $287 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Ila spends $111 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $75 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Ila report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Sixty two 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. Sixty five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty seven percent of Ila population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty one 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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Physical Functioning

Thirty eight percent of Ila 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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