Health and Nutrition of Wallingford Center, CT Residents

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Fifty percent of Wallingford Center 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 two 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

Summary

Diet health (%)

  • Wallingford Center 50.2%
  • New Haven County 49.7%
  • State 49.4%

Milk product consumption (# of products/month)

  • Wallingford Center 21.7
  • New Haven County 20.9
  • Connecticut 21.1

Meals not home prepared (#/week)

  • Here 3.6
  • New Haven County 3.6
  • Connecticut 3.5

Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)

  • Here 1.8
  • County 1.8
  • Connecticut 1.8

Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)

  • Wallingford Center 1.8
  • New Haven County 1.8
  • State 1.8

Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)

  • Here 3.6
  • New Haven County 3.4
  • Connecticut 3.5

The average Wallingford Center 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Wallingford Center residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 three 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 23 teeth.

Summary

Average years since last visit a dentist

  • Wallingford Center 1.9
  • County 1.9
  • State 2.0

People embarrassed because of mouth (%)

  • Here 15.9%
  • New Haven County 15.6%
  • Connecticut 16.0%

People with gum disease (%)

  • Here 20.8%
  • New Haven County 20.9%
  • State 21.3%

General health of teeth and gums (%)

  • Here 46.9%
  • New Haven County 47.2%
  • Connecticut 46.6%

Average days a week using dental floss/device

  • Here 2.9
  • County 2.9
  • State 2.8

Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem

  • Here 2.7
  • County 2.8
  • Connecticut 2.8

Average number of teeth

  • Here 22.5
  • New Haven County 22.9
  • State 22.6

The average height of Wallingford Center residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

Average height (inches)

  • Wallingford Center 66.7
  • New Haven County 66.6
  • State 66.7

Average weight (pounds)

  • Wallingford Center 178.4
  • County 179.5
  • Connecticut 179.4

Average BMI

  • Here 28.5
  • New Haven County 28.7
  • State 28.7

People that are obese (%)

  • Wallingford Center 36.1%
  • County 37.6%
  • Connecticut 37.4%

People that ever were obese (%)

  • Wallingford Center 47.6%
  • New Haven County 49.1%
  • State 49.1%

People trying to lose weight (%)

  • Wallingford Center 35.3%
  • County 35.9%
  • Connecticut 35.1%

Sixty four percent of Wallingford Center residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

Summary

People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)

  • Here 63.9%
  • County 63.1%
  • State 63.6%

Ever used hard drugs (%)

  • Here 24.6%
  • New Haven County 23.4%
  • State 24.0%

Ever used any form of cocaine (%)

  • Here 22.3%
  • New Haven County 21.4%
  • Connecticut 21.9%

Ever used heroin (%)

  • Here 3.2%
  • County 2.8%
  • Connecticut 3.0%

Ever used methamphetamine (%)

  • Here 13.9%
  • County 12.6%
  • Connecticut 13.3%

Ten percent of people living in Wallingford Center 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. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

Summary

Diabetics (%)

  • Wallingford Center 9.7%
  • New Haven County 10.1%
  • State 10.2%

Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)

  • Wallingford Center 46.8%
  • New Haven County 47.5%
  • State 47.4%

People taking insulin (%)

  • Here 2.9%
  • New Haven County 3.1%
  • State 3.1%

Wallingford Center 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).

Summary

Avg. # of times urinating at night

  • Wallingford Center 1.1
  • County 1.1
  • Connecticut 1.1

Twelve percent of Wallingford Center 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

Summary

People 40+ having problems with smell (%)

  • Here 11.6%
  • County 11.6%
  • Connecticut 11.6%

People 40+ having problems with taste (%)

  • Wallingford Center 5.6%
  • New Haven County 5.5%
  • Connecticut 5.6%

People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)

  • Wallingford Center 68.9%
  • New Haven County 68.1%
  • Connecticut 68.1%

People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)

  • Here 31.7%
  • New Haven County 29.5%
  • Connecticut 29.0%

People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)

  • Wallingford Center 16.2%
  • County 15.8%
  • Connecticut 16.1%

People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)

  • Here 22.3%
  • County 21.2%
  • State 21.7%

People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)

  • Here 43.2%
  • New Haven County 41.1%
  • Connecticut 41.2%

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

Summary

People covered by health insurance (%)

  • Here 75.2%
  • New Haven County 75.5%
  • State 74.9%

Twenty three percent of people living in Wallingford Center have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty two percent of people in Wallingford Center frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nineteen percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

Summary

Has high blood pressure (%)

  • Wallingford Center 22.6%
  • County 23.0%
  • State 23.1%

Checking blood pressure at home (%)

  • Here 24.7%
  • County 24.6%
  • State 24.7%

Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)

  • Here 42.4%
  • County 43.4%
  • Connecticut 43.0%

Has high cholesterol level (%)

  • Wallingford Center 19.3%
  • County 19.1%
  • State 19.4%

Thirty seven percent of people living in Wallingford Center use sunscreen.

Summary

People using sunscreen (%)

  • Wallingford Center 37.4%
  • New Haven County 35.7%
  • Connecticut 35.5%

Twenty five percent of Wallingford Center residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty seven 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. Nineteen 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

Summary

People who have little interest in doing things (%)

  • Here 25.2%
  • County 25.9%
  • State 26.3%

People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)

  • Here 26.6%
  • County 27.1%
  • Connecticut 27.4%

People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)

  • Wallingford Center 41.5%
  • County 41.3%
  • Connecticut 41.8%

People feeling tired or having little energy (%)

  • Wallingford Center 51.1%
  • County 51.6%
  • Connecticut 51.6%

People with poor appetite or overeating (%)

  • Here 27.0%
  • County 27.5%
  • Connecticut 27.7%

People feeling bad about themself (%)

  • Wallingford Center 20.3%
  • County 20.7%
  • State 21.2%

People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)

  • Wallingford Center 18.8%
  • County 19.0%
  • Connecticut 19.3%

People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)

  • Here 13.2%
  • County 13.6%
  • State 13.9%

People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)

  • Wallingford Center 4.3%
  • County 4.3%
  • Connecticut 4.4%

Wallingford Center residents on average take two prescription medicines.

Summary

Average number of prescription medicines taking

  • Here 2.1
  • County 2.1
  • State 2.1

Eighty percent of people living in Wallingford Center have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.0 days per month on average. They have 5.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 22 days a year.

Summary

People drinking some alcohol every month (%)

  • Here 80.1%
  • County 79.5%
  • Connecticut 80.0%

People not drinking at all (%)

  • Wallingford Center 10.8%
  • County 10.9%
  • Connecticut 10.6%

Average days/month drinking alcohol

  • Wallingford Center 5.0
  • New Haven County 5.0
  • Connecticut 5.0

Average drinks/week

  • Wallingford Center 5.5
  • County 5.5
  • State 5.6

Average days/year people drink much

  • Wallingford Center 22.4
  • County 22.3
  • State 23.0

Ninety eight percent of Wallingford Center residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Wallingford Center have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Wallingford Center 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 25 women. He has vaginal sex with 20 women. 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 five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.9 men on average. They have had 1.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Wallingford Center were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Wallingford Center has vaginal or anal sex 65 times a year. Fifty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Wallingford Center 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 11 men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)

  • Wallingford Center 97.6%
  • New Haven County 97.4%
  • State 97.5%

Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)

  • Here 94.2%
  • County 94.3%
  • Connecticut 94.5%

Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)

  • Wallingford Center 87.8%
  • County 86.7%
  • Connecticut 86.9%

Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)

  • Here 49.1%
  • New Haven County 48.0%
  • State 48.7%

Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)

  • Here 6.2%
  • New Haven County 6.4%
  • Connecticut 6.1%

Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)

  • Wallingford Center 97.6%
  • County 97.4%
  • Connecticut 97.5%

Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)

  • Wallingford Center 87.7%
  • County 85.2%
  • Connecticut 85.3%

Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)

  • Wallingford Center 39.6%
  • County 39.0%
  • Connecticut 39.2%

Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)

  • Here 11.0%
  • County 11.4%
  • State 11.5%

Average age people first had sex

  • Wallingford Center 16.8
  • New Haven County 16.9
  • Connecticut 16.8

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 24.9
  • County 26.5
  • Connecticut 27.1

Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Wallingford Center 20.1
  • County 21.2
  • State 21.7

Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)

  • Here 21.2
  • County 21.7
  • Connecticut 21.6

Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)

  • Here 5.1
  • New Haven County 5.0
  • Connecticut 5.2

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Wallingford Center 2.9
  • New Haven County 3.3
  • Connecticut 3.0

Average number of male anal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Wallingford Center 1.6
  • New Haven County 1.9
  • Connecticut 1.7

Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)

  • Here 20.2
  • County 19.6
  • Connecticut 20.0

Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)

  • Wallingford Center 5.1
  • County 5.4
  • Connecticut 5.2

People using protection when performing oral sex (%)

  • Wallingford Center 8.0%
  • County 9.0%
  • Connecticut 8.5%

Average number of times people have vaginal or anal sex a year

  • Wallingford Center 65.2
  • County 60.8
  • State 61.1

People having sex without condom (%)

  • Here 55.1%
  • New Haven County 54.0%
  • State 54.3%

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Wallingford Center 10.6
  • New Haven County 10.6
  • State 11.0

Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Here 9.5
  • New Haven County 9.3
  • Connecticut 9.6

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Here 0.5
  • New Haven County 0.5
  • State 0.5

Circumcised males 18+ (%)

  • Wallingford Center 81.2%
  • County 79.3%
  • State 79.4%

Nine percent of households in Wallingford Center 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.

Summary

Households using pesticides to control insects (%)

  • Here 9.3%
  • County 10.0%
  • Connecticut 10.0%

Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)

  • Wallingford Center 4.2%
  • County 4.3%
  • Connecticut 4.5%

Wallingford Center 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.

Summary

Average hours sleeping at night

  • Wallingford Center 6.8
  • County 6.8
  • Connecticut 6.8

People that has trouble sleeping (%)

  • Wallingford Center 32.0%
  • County 30.8%
  • Connecticut 31.2%

Forty nine percent of Wallingford Center residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

People smoking cigarettes (%)

  • Wallingford Center 49.5%
  • County 49.6%
  • State 50.4%

Twenty two percent of Wallingford Center 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 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nineteen 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 two 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 1.2 hours per day.

Summary

People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)

  • Wallingford Center 22.1%
  • County 20.8%
  • Connecticut 21.2%

People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 37.5%
  • New Haven County 36.9%
  • Connecticut 36.9%

People walking or bicycling (%)

  • Wallingford Center 29.1%
  • New Haven County 29.4%
  • State 29.5%

People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 19.5%
  • County 20.1%
  • State 19.3%

People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 42.5%
  • County 43.0%
  • Connecticut 42.1%

Average hours a day doing sedentary activities

  • Here 6.1
  • County 6.1
  • State 6.1

Average hours a day watching TV or videos

  • Wallingford Center 2.7
  • New Haven County 2.7
  • Connecticut 2.7

Average hours a day using computer

  • Here 1.2
  • County 1.3
  • State 1.2

Eleven percent of Wallingford Center 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". 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 three percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Twelve percent of people living in Wallingford Center have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

Summary

People with asthma (%)

  • Wallingford Center 10.6%
  • County 10.1%
  • Connecticut 10.4%

People with anemia (%)

  • Wallingford Center 3.2%
  • New Haven County 3.5%
  • Connecticut 3.4%

People with psoriasis (%)

  • Wallingford Center 4.0%
  • New Haven County 3.8%
  • Connecticut 3.8%

People with overweight (%)

  • Wallingford Center 33.3%
  • County 34.2%
  • Connecticut 34.2%

Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)

  • Wallingford Center 19.5%
  • County 19.3%
  • Connecticut 20.1%

People who ever received blood transfusion (%)

  • Wallingford Center 11.6%
  • County 11.7%
  • Connecticut 11.8%

People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)

  • Wallingford Center 18.5%
  • New Haven County 19.1%
  • Connecticut 19.5%

People with arthritis (%)

  • Wallingford Center 26.5%
  • County 25.7%
  • Connecticut 26.1%

People with gout (%)

  • Wallingford Center 3.8%
  • New Haven County 3.8%
  • State 3.8%

People with congestive heart failure (%)

  • Here 3.7%
  • New Haven County 3.4%
  • State 3.5%

People with coronary heart disease (%)

  • Wallingford Center 3.3%
  • New Haven County 3.3%
  • Connecticut 3.3%

People with angina pectoris (%)

  • Wallingford Center 2.4%
  • New Haven County 2.3%
  • State 2.3%

People who ever had heart attack (%)

  • Here 4.1%
  • County 3.8%
  • State 3.9%

People who ever had stroke (%)

  • Here 3.9%
  • County 3.8%
  • State 3.9%

People with emphysema (%)

  • Here 3.5%
  • New Haven County 2.8%
  • Connecticut 3.2%

People with thyroid problem (%)

  • Wallingford Center 8.1%
  • County 7.6%
  • State 7.6%

People with chronic bronchitis (%)

  • Wallingford Center 3.8%
  • New Haven County 3.6%
  • State 3.7%

People with any liver condition (%)

  • Wallingford Center 3.0%
  • County 2.7%
  • Connecticut 3.1%

People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)

  • Here 9.7%
  • New Haven County 9.0%
  • Connecticut 9.0%

Sixty four percent of births in Wallingford Center were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty three percent of women in Wallingford Center have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twelve percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Sixteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nineteen 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.

Summary

Vaginal deliveries (%)

  • Wallingford Center 63.8%
  • New Haven County 64.4%
  • Connecticut 64.5%

Cesarean deliveries (%)

  • Here 36.2%
  • County 35.6%
  • Connecticut 35.5%

Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)

  • Wallingford Center 99.4%
  • County 99.3%
  • Connecticut 99.3%

Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)

  • Wallingford Center 59.7%
  • New Haven County 59.6%
  • Connecticut 59.8%

Women breastfeeding newborns (%)

  • Wallingford Center 56.2%
  • County 55.7%
  • State 55.7%

Women that had a hysterectomy (%)

  • Wallingford Center 22.5%
  • County 22.4%
  • Connecticut 22.4%

Women that had both ovaries removed (%)

  • Wallingford Center 12.5%
  • New Haven County 12.0%
  • State 12.0%

Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)

  • Here 74.6%
  • County 73.7%
  • Connecticut 74.1%

Women taking birth control pills (%)

  • Wallingford Center 8.7%
  • New Haven County 7.7%
  • Connecticut 7.6%

Women that have ever used Depo-Provera or injectables (%)

  • Here 15.6%
  • New Haven County 16.7%
  • Connecticut 16.3%

Women that have ever used female hormones (%)

  • Wallingford Center 19.3%
  • County 18.4%
  • State 18.3%

People living in Wallingford Center report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Wallingford Center residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Wallingford Center are left-handed.

Summary

General health condition (%)

  • Wallingford Center 56.5%
  • New Haven County 56.2%
  • Connecticut 55.8%

Blood donors (%)

  • Here 4.5%
  • New Haven County 4.6%
  • Connecticut 4.4%

Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)

  • Here 37.8%
  • New Haven County 39.7%
  • State 39.7%

Left-handed people (%)

  • Here 8.1%
  • New Haven County 8.3%
  • State 8.4%

People in Wallingford Center spend $364 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Wallingford Center spends $74 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $148 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

Summary

Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store

  • Here $364
  • County $360
  • Connecticut $362

Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)

  • Wallingford Center 22.8%
  • County 23.1%
  • State 23.4%

Money monthly spent on food at other stores

  • Here $74
  • New Haven County $75
  • Connecticut $74

Income spent on food at other stores (%)

  • Here 4.2%
  • County 4.3%
  • State 4.2%

Money monthly spent on eating out

  • Here $148
  • New Haven County $142
  • State $141

Income spent on eating out (%)

  • Here 6.6%
  • New Haven County 7.0%
  • Connecticut 6.9%

Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods

  • Here $24
  • New Haven County $25
  • State $25

Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)

  • Here 1.2%
  • New Haven County 1.2%
  • State 1.2%

People living in Wallingford Center report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Seventy eight 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 percent of Wallingford Center population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty three 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. Fifteen percent of people in Wallingford Center had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

Average condition of hearing (%)

  • Here 78.4%
  • New Haven County 78.9%
  • Connecticut 78.7%

People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)

  • Here 78.1%
  • New Haven County 79.8%
  • Connecticut 78.8%

People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)

  • Here 95.2%
  • County 95.1%
  • State 94.9%

Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)

  • Here 19.5%
  • County 19.4%
  • State 20.0%

Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 43.0%
  • County 41.6%
  • Connecticut 42.5%

Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Wallingford Center 15.3%
  • New Haven County 15.0%
  • State 15.1%

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

Summary

Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)

  • Wallingford Center 26.8%
  • County 26.4%
  • State 25.9%

Seventeen percent of Wallingford Center 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. Twenty four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Ten percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

Summary

People having limitations keeping them from working (%)

  • Wallingford Center 17.4%
  • County 17.4%
  • Connecticut 18.4%

People limited in amount of work they can do (%)

  • Wallingford Center 23.9%
  • County 23.7%
  • State 24.6%

People that need special equipment to walk (%)

  • Here 9.3%
  • New Haven County 9.1%
  • State 9.2%

People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)

  • Here 9.8%
  • County 9.5%
  • Connecticut 10.0%

People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)

  • Wallingford Center 7.8%
  • New Haven County 7.9%
  • Connecticut 7.9%
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