Health and Nutrition of Leavenworth, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Leavenworth residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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.

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Oral Health

The average Leavenworth resident last visited a dentist four 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. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Leavenworth residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 35 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 one days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 13 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Leavenworth residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Fourteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Leavenworth 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

Nine percent of Leavenworth 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty four percent of people living in Leavenworth have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty eight percent of people in Leavenworth frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty two 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

Thirteen percent of people living in Leavenworth use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Leavenworth residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty four percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty seven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty five 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.

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Prescription Medications

Leavenworth residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Leavenworth 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 4.1 days per month on average. They have 6.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 35 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty eight percent of Leavenworth residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Leavenworth have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifteen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Leavenworth were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 63 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 Leavenworth were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Leavenworth 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Leavenworth residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Seventeen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Leavenworth residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Leavenworth 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 six 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 three 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 five 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.

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Medical Conditions

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

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Leavenworth were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty percent of women breastfeed their children. 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 Leavenworth report their general health condition on average at 42 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Leavenworth residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Leavenworth are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Leavenworth spend $333 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 Leavenworth spends $37 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $119 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 Leavenworth report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 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. Eighty four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty percent of Leavenworth population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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. Eleven percent of people in Leavenworth had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty seven percent of Leavenworth 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. Forty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty 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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