Health and Nutrition of Heritage Village, CT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty one percent of Heritage Village residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 two 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Heritage Village 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Heritage Village residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 55 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 four 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 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Heritage Village residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Heritage Village residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in Heritage Village have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty one 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.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Heritage Village 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

Sixteen percent of Heritage Village 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. Seventy eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty eight percent of people living in Heritage Village have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy three percent of people in Heritage Village frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty one 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

Forty seven percent of people living in Heritage Village use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Heritage Village residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Nineteen 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. Fourteen 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

Heritage Village residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy three percent of people living in Heritage Village have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.8 days per month on average. They have 4.4 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 nine percent of Heritage Village residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Heritage Village have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex. People in Heritage Village were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 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 Heritage Village were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Heritage Village 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. Eighty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Heritage Village 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.

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Sleep Disorders

Heritage Village 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.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty percent of Heritage Village residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Heritage Village 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 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. Eighteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nine 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 seven 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Heritage Village residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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 six percent are overweight. Sixteen 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. Twenty four percent of people living in Heritage Village have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Six percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eleven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have ever had emphysema. Eighteen percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy seven percent of births in Heritage Village were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty two percent of women in Heritage Village have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty eight 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 Heritage Village report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 16 percent of Heritage Village residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Heritage Village are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Heritage Village spend $314 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 Heritage Village spends $54 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Heritage Village report their general condition of hearing on average at 69 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Heritage Village population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Thirteen percent of people in Heritage Village had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty four percent of Heritage Village 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 Heritage Village 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 three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen 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. Twenty one 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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