Health and Nutrition of Gallatin, TN Residents

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Forty seven percent of Gallatin residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 three 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

Summary

Diet health (%)

  • Gallatin 47.3%
  • Sumner County 48.3%
  • Tennessee 48.2%

Milk product consumption (# of products/month)

  • Gallatin 21.5
  • Sumner County 21.8
  • State 21.4

Meals not home prepared (#/week)

  • Gallatin 3.4
  • Sumner County 3.5
  • State 3.5

Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)

  • Here 2.0
  • Sumner County 1.8
  • Tennessee 1.9

Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)

  • Here 1.8
  • Sumner County 1.7
  • State 1.7

Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)

  • Here 3.9
  • Sumner County 3.8
  • Tennessee 3.8

The average Gallatin 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). Eighteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Gallatin residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 22 teeth.

Summary

Average years since last visit a dentist

  • Gallatin 2.2
  • Sumner County 2.1
  • State 2.1

People embarrassed because of mouth (%)

  • Here 18.1%
  • County 18.5%
  • Tennessee 17.4%

People with gum disease (%)

  • Gallatin 22.4%
  • Sumner County 22.3%
  • State 22.0%

General health of teeth and gums (%)

  • Gallatin 42.7%
  • Sumner County 44.2%
  • State 44.4%

Average days a week using dental floss/device

  • Gallatin 2.6
  • County 2.7
  • Tennessee 2.7

Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem

  • Here 3.0
  • Sumner County 2.7
  • State 2.9

Average number of teeth

  • Gallatin 21.6
  • County 22.0
  • Tennessee 22.1

The average height of Gallatin residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

Average height (inches)

  • Here 66.8
  • County 66.9
  • Tennessee 66.9

Average weight (pounds)

  • Gallatin 181.1
  • Sumner County 181.3
  • Tennessee 181.6

Average BMI

  • Here 28.9
  • Sumner County 28.9
  • Tennessee 28.9

People that are obese (%)

  • Here 38.7%
  • County 38.8%
  • Tennessee 38.5%

People that ever were obese (%)

  • Here 50.8%
  • Sumner County 50.7%
  • Tennessee 50.4%

People trying to lose weight (%)

  • Here 33.3%
  • Sumner County 34.5%
  • Tennessee 34.0%

Sixty five percent of Gallatin residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five 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. Four percent have ever used heroin. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

Summary

People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)

  • Here 65.1%
  • Sumner County 65.4%
  • State 65.2%

Ever used hard drugs (%)

  • Here 24.9%
  • Sumner County 25.7%
  • Tennessee 24.2%

Ever used any form of cocaine (%)

  • Gallatin 22.4%
  • County 22.8%
  • Tennessee 21.7%

Ever used heroin (%)

  • Gallatin 3.7%
  • County 3.6%
  • State 3.4%

Ever used methamphetamine (%)

  • Here 13.9%
  • Sumner County 14.3%
  • State 13.0%

Eleven percent of people living in Gallatin have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

Summary

Diabetics (%)

  • Here 10.9%
  • County 10.7%
  • State 10.5%

Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)

  • Gallatin 46.7%
  • Sumner County 45.7%
  • Tennessee 46.8%

People taking insulin (%)

  • Gallatin 3.5%
  • Sumner County 3.3%
  • State 3.3%

Gallatin 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).

Summary

Avg. # of times urinating at night

  • Gallatin 1.2
  • County 1.2
  • State 1.2

Eleven percent of Gallatin 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. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty eight percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

Summary

People 40+ having problems with smell (%)

  • Here 11.0%
  • Sumner County 12.2%
  • Tennessee 11.4%

People 40+ having problems with taste (%)

  • Gallatin 6.6%
  • Sumner County 5.7%
  • Tennessee 6.1%

People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)

  • Gallatin 67.4%
  • County 69.0%
  • Tennessee 67.9%

People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)

  • Gallatin 27.8%
  • Sumner County 29.5%
  • Tennessee 27.7%

People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)

  • Gallatin 15.6%
  • County 15.7%
  • Tennessee 15.7%

People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)

  • Here 21.7%
  • County 23.5%
  • Tennessee 22.2%

People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)

  • Gallatin 40.7%
  • Sumner County 44.6%
  • Tennessee 41.0%

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

Summary

People covered by health insurance (%)

  • Gallatin 72.6%
  • County 73.3%
  • State 73.6%

Twenty five percent of people living in Gallatin have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty two percent of people in Gallatin frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

Summary

Has high blood pressure (%)

  • Gallatin 24.8%
  • Sumner County 23.0%
  • State 23.8%

Checking blood pressure at home (%)

  • Gallatin 25.9%
  • Sumner County 24.3%
  • Tennessee 25.3%

Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)

  • Gallatin 42.1%
  • County 41.4%
  • State 42.1%

Has high cholesterol level (%)

  • Gallatin 20.5%
  • Sumner County 19.9%
  • Tennessee 19.7%

Thirty percent of people living in Gallatin use sunscreen.

Summary

People using sunscreen (%)

  • Here 29.7%
  • Sumner County 34.0%
  • Tennessee 31.8%

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

Summary

People who have little interest in doing things (%)

  • Here 27.3%
  • County 26.7%
  • State 26.6%

People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)

  • Here 28.0%
  • Sumner County 28.9%
  • State 27.5%

People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)

  • Gallatin 42.0%
  • Sumner County 42.8%
  • Tennessee 41.9%

People feeling tired or having little energy (%)

  • Here 51.2%
  • County 52.2%
  • Tennessee 51.3%

People with poor appetite or overeating (%)

  • Here 29.6%
  • Sumner County 28.9%
  • Tennessee 28.8%

People feeling bad about themself (%)

  • Gallatin 21.0%
  • Sumner County 22.7%
  • Tennessee 21.7%

People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)

  • Gallatin 18.9%
  • County 19.9%
  • State 19.1%

People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)

  • Here 14.7%
  • County 14.8%
  • State 14.5%

People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)

  • Here 4.5%
  • County 4.8%
  • Tennessee 4.5%

Gallatin residents on average take two prescription medicines.

Summary

Average number of prescription medicines taking

  • Here 2.2
  • County 2.2
  • State 2.2

Seventy nine percent of people living in Gallatin 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 4.6 days per month on average. They have 5.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.

Summary

People drinking some alcohol every month (%)

  • Gallatin 78.7%
  • Sumner County 80.0%
  • Tennessee 79.7%

People not drinking at all (%)

  • Here 11.3%
  • County 10.8%
  • State 10.8%

Average days/month drinking alcohol

  • Here 4.6
  • County 4.9
  • State 4.9

Average drinks/week

  • Here 5.8
  • County 5.9
  • Tennessee 5.7

Average days/year people drink much

  • Gallatin 25.3
  • Sumner County 25.7
  • State 24.9

Ninety eight percent of Gallatin residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Gallatin have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Gallatin 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 29 women. He has vaginal sex with 23 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.8 men on average. They have had 1.0 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Gallatin were 21 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. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Gallatin has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Fifty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Gallatin 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.6 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)

  • Here 97.7%
  • County 97.5%
  • State 97.3%

Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)

  • Here 94.3%
  • Sumner County 94.6%
  • Tennessee 94.4%

Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)

  • Gallatin 85.7%
  • Sumner County 88.2%
  • Tennessee 86.4%

Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)

  • Gallatin 49.9%
  • County 48.3%
  • State 48.4%

Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)

  • Here 4.9%
  • Sumner County 6.0%
  • Tennessee 5.4%

Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)

  • Here 97.5%
  • County 97.7%
  • State 97.3%

Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)

  • Gallatin 83.7%
  • Sumner County 84.9%
  • Tennessee 83.3%

Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)

  • Gallatin 39.9%
  • Sumner County 38.9%
  • Tennessee 38.9%

Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)

  • Gallatin 12.8%
  • County 12.1%
  • State 12.7%

Average age people first had sex

  • Here 16.3
  • Sumner County 16.6
  • Tennessee 16.5

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 28.6
  • County 25.6
  • State 27.7

Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 23.4
  • Sumner County 21.0
  • State 22.1

Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)

  • Gallatin 21.4
  • Sumner County 21.4
  • Tennessee 21.6

Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)

  • Here 5.2
  • County 5.3
  • Tennessee 5.1

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 1.8
  • Sumner County 2.7
  • State 2.3

Average number of male anal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 1.0
  • Sumner County 1.5
  • Tennessee 1.3

Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)

  • Gallatin 21.0
  • County 20.3
  • State 20.3

Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)

  • Gallatin 4.3
  • Sumner County 5.7
  • State 4.9

People using protection when performing oral sex (%)

  • Gallatin 10.5%
  • Sumner County 8.1%
  • State 9.9%

Average number of times people have vaginal or anal sex a year

  • Here 63.6
  • Sumner County 66.7
  • State 61.8

People having sex without condom (%)

  • Here 53.6%
  • County 57.3%
  • Tennessee 54.4%

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Gallatin 11.8
  • County 12.8
  • State 12.0

Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Here 10.2
  • Sumner County 11.5
  • State 10.5

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Here 0.6
  • County 0.6
  • State 0.6

Circumcised males 18+ (%)

  • Here 80.3%
  • County 84.2%
  • State 81.9%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

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

Summary

Households using pesticides to control insects (%)

  • Gallatin 10.6%
  • County 9.7%
  • State 10.6%

Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)

  • Gallatin 4.0%
  • Sumner County 4.2%
  • Tennessee 4.2%

Gallatin residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

Summary

Average hours sleeping at night

  • Gallatin 6.8
  • Sumner County 6.8
  • State 6.8

People that has trouble sleeping (%)

  • Gallatin 31.5%
  • Sumner County 34.2%
  • State 31.8%

Fifty seven percent of Gallatin residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

People smoking cigarettes (%)

  • Here 56.7%
  • County 55.7%
  • Tennessee 55.0%

Twenty two percent of Gallatin 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. Thirty seven 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. Thirty 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 eight 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 1.2 hours per day.

Summary

People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)

  • Gallatin 22.4%
  • County 23.1%
  • State 21.9%

People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 37.1%
  • County 37.7%
  • Tennessee 37.0%

People walking or bicycling (%)

  • Here 30.3%
  • County 29.0%
  • State 30.5%

People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 16.3%
  • Sumner County 17.9%
  • State 18.2%

People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 37.6%
  • Sumner County 41.4%
  • State 40.6%

Average hours a day doing sedentary activities

  • Here 6.0
  • County 6.0
  • Tennessee 6.1

Average hours a day watching TV or videos

  • Gallatin 2.9
  • Sumner County 2.8
  • State 2.9

Average hours a day using computer

  • Here 1.2
  • Sumner County 1.2
  • Tennessee 1.2

Twelve percent of Gallatin residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". 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 four percent are overweight. Twenty two 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. Thirteen percent of people living in Gallatin have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

Summary

People with asthma (%)

  • Gallatin 11.8%
  • Sumner County 12.1%
  • State 11.6%

People with anemia (%)

  • Gallatin 4.0%
  • Sumner County 3.3%
  • State 3.8%

People with psoriasis (%)

  • Here 3.8%
  • County 3.9%
  • Tennessee 3.7%

People with overweight (%)

  • Gallatin 33.9%
  • County 34.4%
  • Tennessee 33.9%

Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)

  • Gallatin 22.0%
  • Sumner County 22.6%
  • State 22.3%

People who ever received blood transfusion (%)

  • Gallatin 12.5%
  • Sumner County 11.5%
  • Tennessee 12.0%

People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)

  • Here 20.3%
  • Sumner County 19.9%
  • State 19.7%

People with arthritis (%)

  • Here 27.7%
  • Sumner County 26.6%
  • Tennessee 26.3%

People with gout (%)

  • Here 3.9%
  • County 3.8%
  • State 3.9%

People with congestive heart failure (%)

  • Gallatin 4.3%
  • Sumner County 3.6%
  • State 3.7%

People with coronary heart disease (%)

  • Gallatin 3.4%
  • Sumner County 3.0%
  • Tennessee 3.2%

People with angina pectoris (%)

  • Gallatin 2.4%
  • Sumner County 2.3%
  • Tennessee 2.3%

People who ever had heart attack (%)

  • Gallatin 4.3%
  • County 3.9%
  • State 3.9%

People who ever had stroke (%)

  • Here 4.5%
  • Sumner County 4.2%
  • State 4.2%

People with emphysema (%)

  • Gallatin 4.2%
  • Sumner County 3.8%
  • Tennessee 3.7%

People with thyroid problem (%)

  • Here 7.4%
  • Sumner County 7.6%
  • Tennessee 7.3%

People with chronic bronchitis (%)

  • Gallatin 4.3%
  • Sumner County 4.3%
  • Tennessee 4.1%

People with any liver condition (%)

  • Gallatin 3.6%
  • Sumner County 3.6%
  • Tennessee 3.5%

People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)

  • Here 8.4%
  • Sumner County 9.0%
  • Tennessee 8.7%

Sixty seven percent of births in Gallatin were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty four percent of women in Gallatin have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twelve percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Eighteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eighteen 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.

Summary

Vaginal deliveries (%)

  • Gallatin 66.8%
  • Sumner County 66.1%
  • Tennessee 65.9%

Cesarean deliveries (%)

  • Gallatin 33.2%
  • County 33.9%
  • Tennessee 34.1%

Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)

  • Here 99.2%
  • County 99.4%
  • Tennessee 99.3%

Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)

  • Gallatin 61.7%
  • Sumner County 61.6%
  • State 60.7%

Women breastfeeding newborns (%)

  • Here 50.7%
  • County 48.8%
  • Tennessee 50.8%

Women that had a hysterectomy (%)

  • Gallatin 23.8%
  • County 22.5%
  • Tennessee 22.6%

Women that had both ovaries removed (%)

  • Here 12.4%
  • County 12.3%
  • Tennessee 12.0%

Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)

  • Here 73.7%
  • Sumner County 75.1%
  • State 74.2%

Women taking birth control pills (%)

  • Here 6.9%
  • County 8.0%
  • State 7.5%

Women that have ever used Depo-Provera or injectables (%)

  • Gallatin 17.7%
  • Sumner County 16.3%
  • Tennessee 17.0%

Women that have ever used female hormones (%)

  • Gallatin 18.2%
  • Sumner County 17.1%
  • Tennessee 17.4%

People living in Gallatin report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Gallatin residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Gallatin are left-handed.

Summary

General health condition (%)

  • Gallatin 53.6%
  • County 55.0%
  • Tennessee 54.7%

Blood donors (%)

  • Here 3.7%
  • County 4.2%
  • Tennessee 4.1%

Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)

  • Gallatin 41.0%
  • County 39.4%
  • State 41.3%

Left-handed people (%)

  • Gallatin 8.2%
  • County 8.4%
  • State 8.5%

People in Gallatin spend $357 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Gallatin spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $125 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

Summary

Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store

  • Here $357
  • County $364
  • State $358

Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)

  • Here 26.2%
  • County 25.0%
  • Tennessee 25.4%

Money monthly spent on food at other stores

  • Gallatin $68
  • County $70
  • Tennessee $69

Income spent on food at other stores (%)

  • Gallatin 4.3%
  • Sumner County 4.1%
  • Tennessee 4.2%

Money monthly spent on eating out

  • Gallatin $125
  • County $137
  • State $132

Income spent on eating out (%)

  • Here 6.4%
  • County 6.4%
  • Tennessee 6.6%

Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods

  • Gallatin $22
  • County $24
  • Tennessee $23

Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)

  • Gallatin 1.2%
  • County 1.3%
  • State 1.3%

People living in Gallatin report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 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. Ninety five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty one percent of Gallatin population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Sixteen percent of people in Gallatin had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

Average condition of hearing (%)

  • Here 78.2%
  • Sumner County 78.0%
  • Tennessee 78.6%

People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)

  • Gallatin 76.6%
  • County 74.6%
  • Tennessee 77.2%

People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)

  • Gallatin 94.9%
  • Sumner County 94.0%
  • State 94.6%

Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)

  • Gallatin 20.6%
  • County 21.9%
  • State 20.8%

Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Gallatin 45.3%
  • County 44.7%
  • Tennessee 43.8%

Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Gallatin 16.1%
  • Sumner County 15.6%
  • Tennessee 16.0%

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

Summary

Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)

  • Gallatin 27.1%
  • Sumner County 25.2%
  • State 25.9%

Twenty one percent of Gallatin 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. Twenty seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nine percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

Summary

People having limitations keeping them from working (%)

  • Here 20.7%
  • Sumner County 20.6%
  • Tennessee 20.3%

People limited in amount of work they can do (%)

  • Gallatin 27.2%
  • County 26.4%
  • Tennessee 26.4%

People that need special equipment to walk (%)

  • Here 10.6%
  • County 9.8%
  • Tennessee 10.0%

People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)

  • Gallatin 10.9%
  • Sumner County 10.9%
  • State 10.6%

People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)

  • Here 8.8%
  • Sumner County 7.7%
  • State 8.3%
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