Health and Nutrition of Hyde Park, VT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Hyde Park 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 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Hyde Park 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). Four percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hyde Park residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hyde Park residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 154 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Twenty four percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty five percent of Hyde Park residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve 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. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Hyde Park have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty nine 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

Hyde Park 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

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

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Health Insurance

Sixty seven percent of people living in Hyde Park are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Hyde Park frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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 eight percent of people living in Hyde Park use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Hyde Park have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight 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 2.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Hyde Park 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. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Hyde Park have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hyde Park were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. 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 11 women. People in Hyde Park were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hyde Park has vaginal or anal sex 72 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hyde Park 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Hyde Park use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Hyde Park residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Hyde Park residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Hyde Park 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 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty 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. Fifty 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 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 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Hyde Park residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty percent are overweight. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty one percent of births in Hyde Park were vaginal deliveries. Fifty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Ninety four percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hyde Park report their general health condition on average at 64 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Hyde Park residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Hyde Park are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hyde Park spend $368 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Hyde Park spends $94 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $197 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 percent of their income. They also spend $30 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hyde Park report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety one 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Hyde Park population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty two 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. Five percent of people in Hyde Park had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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