Health and Nutrition of Paint Rock, AL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Paint Rock 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 five 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Paint Rock 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). Twenty 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). Paint Rock residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 two 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 16 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Paint Rock residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Paint Rock residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Four percent have ever used heroin. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Sixty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Paint Rock residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Twenty three percent of Paint Rock 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. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy five percent of people living in Paint Rock are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty three percent of people living in Paint Rock have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty nine percent of people in Paint Rock frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty two percent of people living in Paint Rock use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Paint Rock residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty five percent of people living in Paint Rock have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.8 days per month on average. They have 2.5 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Paint Rock 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 two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Paint Rock 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 eight women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Paint Rock were 19 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. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Paint Rock has vaginal or anal sex 28 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Paint Rock 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. Thirty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty six percent of households in Paint Rock use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Paint Rock residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Paint Rock residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Paint Rock 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. Fifty 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 one 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. Fifty four 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. 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

Four percent of Paint Rock residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty five percent are overweight. Fourteen 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. Seventeen percent of people living in Paint Rock have ever received a blood transfusion. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. 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. Eleven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty nine percent of births in Paint Rock were vaginal deliveries. Forty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Paint Rock report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 24 percent of Paint Rock residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Paint Rock are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Paint Rock spend $339 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Paint Rock spends $116 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $91 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Paint Rock report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Eighty 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty four percent of Paint Rock population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Eight percent of people in Paint Rock had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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