Forty six percent of West Salem 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 five 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 four of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat nine frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average West Salem 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 six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. West Salem residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.
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The average height of West Salem residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Fifteen percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Sixty three percent of West Salem residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.
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Five percent of people living in West Salem have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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West Salem 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).
Thirteen percent of West Salem 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. Forty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Eighty five percent of people living in West Salem are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty eight percent of people in West Salem 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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Thirty one percent of people living in West Salem use sunscreen.
Seventy five percent of West Salem residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventy five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighty five 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. Eighty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.
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West Salem residents on average take two prescription medicines.
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Hundred percent of people living in West Salem have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 5.8 days per month on average. They have 7.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.
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Hundred percent of West Salem 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. Eighty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in West Salem were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 41 women. He has vaginal sex with 38 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in West Salem were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in West Salem has vaginal or anal sex 89 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in West Salem 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 20 men on average. They have had 20 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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West Salem residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Eighty eight percent of West Salem residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Fifteen percent of West Salem 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 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. Forty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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 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 0.9 hours per day.
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Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nineteen percent have another thyroid problem. Thirteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Ninety two percent of births in West Salem were vaginal deliveries. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.
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People living in West Salem report their general health condition on average at 35 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of West Salem residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in West Salem are left-handed.
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People in West Salem spend $286 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in West Salem spends $119 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $118 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. This is zero percent of their income.
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People living in West Salem report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Seventy three 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. Thirty percent of West Salem population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Ten percent of people in West Salem had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Thirty percent of West Salem residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Eighteen percent of West Salem 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. Eighteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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