Health and Nutrition of Duxbury, MA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Duxbury residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 four 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 four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Duxbury 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Duxbury residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Duxbury residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty two percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty four percent of Duxbury residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Duxbury have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Duxbury 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

Four percent of Duxbury 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. Sixty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety percent of people living in Duxbury are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Thirty one percent of people living in Duxbury use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Duxbury residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Duxbury have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Duxbury residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Duxbury have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Duxbury were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with nine women. He has vaginal sex with seven women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Duxbury 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. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Duxbury has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Duxbury 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. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Duxbury use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Duxbury residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty nine percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty percent of Duxbury residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three 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. Forty four 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. Forty 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 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 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Duxbury residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Seven percent of people living in Duxbury have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of births in Duxbury were vaginal deliveries. Twenty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eighteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty 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 Duxbury report their general health condition on average at 65 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Duxbury residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Duxbury are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Duxbury spend $481 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Duxbury spends $103 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $315 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Duxbury report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety 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. Fourteen percent of Duxbury 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. Six percent of people in Duxbury had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Duxbury 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. Eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven 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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