Health and Nutrition of Stratton, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Stratton residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 six 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 three 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Stratton 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). Stratton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Stratton residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 147 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Fifty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Stratton residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Stratton 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.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Stratton 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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Health Insurance

Sixty five percent of people living in Stratton are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home.

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Dermatology

Forty one percent of people living in Stratton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Sixty two percent of people living in Stratton have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.4 days per month on average. They have 9.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 26 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Stratton residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Stratton were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 15 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Stratton were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Stratton has vaginal or anal sex 77 times a year. Fifty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Stratton 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. Women here have on average 1.0 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty three percent of Stratton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Stratton 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. Forty 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. Forty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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. Forty six 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 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 2.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Stratton residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty two percent are overweight. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty one percent of births in Stratton were vaginal deliveries. Forty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Stratton report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 52 percent of Stratton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Stratton spend $434 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 32 percent of their income. The average family in Stratton spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $185 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 percent of their income. They also spend $46 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Stratton report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of people in Stratton had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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