Health and Nutrition of Williams Creek, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty two percent of Williams Creek 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 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.

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Oral Health

The average Williams Creek 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Williams Creek residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 59 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Williams Creek residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 177 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Forty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty percent of Williams Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Sixteen percent of people living in Williams Creek have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Williams Creek 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

Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety percent of people living in Williams Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people living in Williams Creek have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty seven percent of people in Williams Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one 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 seven percent of people living in Williams Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Williams Creek residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Williams Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.6 days per month on average. They have 2.5 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Williams Creek 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. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Williams Creek have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Williams Creek were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 22 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Williams Creek were 24 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Williams Creek has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Sixty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Williams Creek 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Williams Creek use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty seven percent of Williams Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Williams Creek 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 nine 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 seven 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 seven 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Williams Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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. Twenty nine percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Williams Creek have ever received a blood transfusion. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two 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. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Williams Creek were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety three percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Williams Creek report their general health condition on average at 65 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Williams Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Williams Creek are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Williams Creek spend $465 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Williams Creek spends $165 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $228 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $37 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Williams Creek report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety two 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen 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 Williams Creek had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifteen percent of Williams Creek residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Four 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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