Health and Nutrition of Bristol, IN Residents

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Forty nine percent of Bristol residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 (%)

  • Bristol 48.8%
  • County 47.7%
  • Indiana 48.5%

Milk product consumption (# of products/month)

  • Bristol 21.3
  • County 21.4
  • State 21.6

Meals not home prepared (#/week)

  • Bristol 3.9
  • Elkhart County 3.6
  • Indiana 3.5

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

  • Here 1.9
  • Elkhart County 1.9
  • Indiana 1.9

Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)

  • Bristol 2.0
  • County 1.8
  • State 1.7

Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)

  • Here 4.1
  • County 3.9
  • Indiana 3.8

The average Bristol 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 two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bristol residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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

  • Bristol 1.9
  • Elkhart County 2.1
  • Indiana 2.0

People embarrassed because of mouth (%)

  • Bristol 16.4%
  • Elkhart County 17.3%
  • State 17.1%

People with gum disease (%)

  • Here 21.5%
  • Elkhart County 22.6%
  • State 22.1%

General health of teeth and gums (%)

  • Here 46.2%
  • County 44.2%
  • Indiana 44.9%

Average days a week using dental floss/device

  • Here 2.8
  • Elkhart County 2.7
  • State 2.7

Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem

  • Bristol 2.8
  • Elkhart County 2.8
  • State 2.8

Average number of teeth

  • Here 23.1
  • Elkhart County 22.6
  • State 22.3

The average height of Bristol residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

Average height (inches)

  • Here 66.9
  • Elkhart County 66.7
  • Indiana 66.9

Average weight (pounds)

  • Here 179.6
  • Elkhart County 180.0
  • Indiana 181.0

Average BMI

  • Bristol 28.4
  • County 28.7
  • State 28.8

People that are obese (%)

  • Bristol 35.6%
  • County 37.4%
  • State 37.8%

People that ever were obese (%)

  • Bristol 47.1%
  • County 49.4%
  • State 49.9%

People trying to lose weight (%)

  • Bristol 35.8%
  • Elkhart County 33.9%
  • Indiana 34.5%

Sixty seven percent of Bristol residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Fifteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

Summary

People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)

  • Bristol 66.6%
  • County 65.7%
  • State 65.4%

Ever used hard drugs (%)

  • Here 25.2%
  • County 26.1%
  • State 25.0%

Ever used any form of cocaine (%)

  • Bristol 23.0%
  • Elkhart County 23.7%
  • State 22.5%

Ever used heroin (%)

  • Bristol 2.9%
  • County 3.3%
  • Indiana 3.4%

Ever used methamphetamine (%)

  • Here 15.0%
  • Elkhart County 15.2%
  • Indiana 13.8%

Nine percent of people living in Bristol have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six 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 (%)

  • Bristol 8.7%
  • Elkhart County 9.4%
  • Indiana 10.0%

Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)

  • Here 45.8%
  • County 44.8%
  • State 46.2%

People taking insulin (%)

  • Bristol 2.7%
  • County 2.9%
  • State 3.2%

Bristol 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

  • Bristol 1.0
  • Elkhart County 1.1
  • Indiana 1.1

Eleven percent of Bristol 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. Seventy percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty three 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 10.9%
  • Elkhart County 12.0%
  • State 11.8%

People 40+ having problems with taste (%)

  • Here 6.0%
  • County 5.9%
  • State 5.8%

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

  • Bristol 69.7%
  • County 68.5%
  • Indiana 69.0%

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

  • Here 30.9%
  • County 28.3%
  • Indiana 29.1%

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

  • Bristol 17.9%
  • County 16.7%
  • Indiana 16.5%

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

  • Here 23.4%
  • County 23.5%
  • State 22.8%

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

  • Bristol 43.0%
  • County 41.6%
  • Indiana 42.1%

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

Summary

People covered by health insurance (%)

  • Bristol 72.8%
  • County 71.2%
  • Indiana 73.5%

Twenty percent of people living in Bristol have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Bristol frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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 (%)

  • Here 20.0%
  • Elkhart County 20.9%
  • Indiana 22.8%

Checking blood pressure at home (%)

  • Bristol 24.3%
  • Elkhart County 23.9%
  • Indiana 25.1%

Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)

  • Bristol 39.2%
  • Elkhart County 38.9%
  • State 41.2%

Has high cholesterol level (%)

  • Bristol 17.0%
  • Elkhart County 17.9%
  • State 19.2%

Thirty seven percent of people living in Bristol use sunscreen.

Summary

People using sunscreen (%)

  • Bristol 37.5%
  • County 33.6%
  • State 34.2%

Twenty six percent of Bristol residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one 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. Fourteen 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 26.3%
  • County 27.2%
  • Indiana 26.6%

People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)

  • Here 26.4%
  • County 28.2%
  • State 27.8%

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

  • Here 42.5%
  • County 42.9%
  • State 42.6%

People feeling tired or having little energy (%)

  • Bristol 52.3%
  • Elkhart County 52.1%
  • Indiana 51.9%

People with poor appetite or overeating (%)

  • Here 28.6%
  • County 29.0%
  • State 28.4%

People feeling bad about themself (%)

  • Here 21.1%
  • Elkhart County 22.0%
  • State 21.7%

People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)

  • Here 19.3%
  • Elkhart County 19.8%
  • State 19.6%

People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)

  • Bristol 13.8%
  • County 15.2%
  • State 14.5%

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

  • Here 4.2%
  • Elkhart County 4.7%
  • State 4.5%

Bristol residents on average take two prescription medicines.

Summary

Average number of prescription medicines taking

  • Bristol 2.0
  • Elkhart County 2.0
  • State 2.1

Eighty three percent of people living in Bristol have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine 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 5.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

Summary

People drinking some alcohol every month (%)

  • Bristol 82.9%
  • Elkhart County 81.2%
  • Indiana 80.3%

People not drinking at all (%)

  • Bristol 9.1%
  • County 10.3%
  • State 10.7%

Average days/month drinking alcohol

  • Bristol 5.0
  • County 4.8
  • Indiana 4.9

Average drinks/week

  • Here 5.7
  • Elkhart County 6.0
  • Indiana 5.8

Average days/year people drink much

  • Bristol 23.0
  • County 25.5
  • State 24.7

Ninety seven percent of Bristol residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Bristol 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 nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bristol 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 19 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 1.9 men on average. They have had 1.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Bristol were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bristol has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bristol 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 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 three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

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

  • Here 97.2%
  • County 97.4%
  • State 97.3%

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

  • Here 93.5%
  • County 94.3%
  • State 94.4%

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

  • Bristol 87.1%
  • County 87.1%
  • State 87.3%

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

  • Bristol 48.3%
  • Elkhart County 51.2%
  • State 49.5%

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

  • Here 5.6%
  • County 5.7%
  • Indiana 5.8%

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

  • Here 97.2%
  • County 97.4%
  • State 97.4%

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

  • Bristol 88.7%
  • Elkhart County 86.1%
  • State 85.4%

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

  • Bristol 43.7%
  • Elkhart County 40.8%
  • State 39.8%

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

  • Bristol 12.7%
  • County 12.7%
  • State 12.3%

Average age people first had sex

  • Here 16.7
  • County 16.5
  • State 16.6

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

  • Bristol 24.7
  • County 27.5
  • Indiana 26.8

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

  • Bristol 19.3
  • County 23.0
  • State 21.7

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

  • Here 20.8
  • County 21.1
  • Indiana 21.3

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

  • Bristol 5.3
  • County 5.7
  • Indiana 5.4

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

  • Here 1.9
  • County 2.7
  • State 2.9

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

  • Bristol 1.1
  • County 1.5
  • Indiana 1.7

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

  • Bristol 19.9
  • Elkhart County 20.1
  • State 19.9

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

  • Here 4.1
  • Elkhart County 5.3
  • State 5.6

People using protection when performing oral sex (%)

  • Bristol 8.3%
  • Elkhart County 9.2%
  • State 8.8%

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

  • Here 62.5
  • County 66.4
  • Indiana 64.1

People having sex without condom (%)

  • Bristol 55.6%
  • County 55.7%
  • Indiana 55.8%

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

  • Here 10.3
  • County 11.5
  • State 11.8

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

  • Bristol 9.3
  • Elkhart County 10.2
  • Indiana 10.4

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

  • Here 0.5
  • Elkhart County 0.6
  • State 0.5

Circumcised males 18+ (%)

  • Bristol 83.1%
  • Elkhart County 79.6%
  • Indiana 82.5%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Nine percent of households in Bristol 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 (%)

  • Bristol 9.4%
  • Elkhart County 9.8%
  • State 10.2%

Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)

  • Bristol 4.2%
  • Elkhart County 4.4%
  • Indiana 4.3%

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

Summary

Average hours sleeping at night

  • Bristol 6.8
  • Elkhart County 6.8
  • State 6.8

People that has trouble sleeping (%)

  • Here 31.0%
  • County 31.0%
  • Indiana 32.1%

Fifty three percent of Bristol residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

People smoking cigarettes (%)

  • Here 52.6%
  • Elkhart County 54.7%
  • State 54.2%

Twenty three percent of Bristol 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 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 three 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 1.3 hours per day.

Summary

People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 22.6%
  • Elkhart County 23.4%
  • Indiana 22.7%

People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 39.2%
  • Elkhart County 38.3%
  • State 38.4%

People walking or bicycling (%)

  • Bristol 32.2%
  • County 30.3%
  • Indiana 29.7%

People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Bristol 20.9%
  • Elkhart County 18.5%
  • State 18.3%

People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 43.3%
  • County 41.3%
  • State 41.7%

Average hours a day doing sedentary activities

  • Here 6.1
  • Elkhart County 5.9
  • Indiana 6.0

Average hours a day watching TV or videos

  • Here 2.7
  • Elkhart County 2.8
  • State 2.8

Average hours a day using computer

  • Bristol 1.3
  • Elkhart County 1.2
  • Indiana 1.2

Eleven percent of Bristol 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. Twenty 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. Eleven percent of people living in Bristol have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three 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. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

Summary

People with asthma (%)

  • Here 10.7%
  • Elkhart County 10.9%
  • State 11.2%

People with anemia (%)

  • Here 2.9%
  • County 3.4%
  • State 3.4%

People with psoriasis (%)

  • Bristol 4.0%
  • County 3.7%
  • State 3.9%

People with overweight (%)

  • Bristol 32.8%
  • Elkhart County 32.7%
  • Indiana 33.8%

Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)

  • Bristol 20.0%
  • County 22.3%
  • State 21.5%

People who ever received blood transfusion (%)

  • Bristol 11.3%
  • County 11.1%
  • State 11.8%

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

  • Bristol 18.1%
  • Elkhart County 19.7%
  • Indiana 19.4%

People with arthritis (%)

  • Bristol 24.3%
  • County 24.7%
  • Indiana 26.1%

People with gout (%)

  • Here 3.7%
  • County 3.3%
  • Indiana 3.8%

People with congestive heart failure (%)

  • Bristol 3.2%
  • Elkhart County 3.4%
  • State 3.6%

People with coronary heart disease (%)

  • Bristol 3.0%
  • Elkhart County 3.0%
  • State 3.2%

People with angina pectoris (%)

  • Bristol 2.0%
  • County 2.1%
  • State 2.3%

People who ever had heart attack (%)

  • Bristol 3.7%
  • Elkhart County 3.8%
  • Indiana 3.9%

People who ever had stroke (%)

  • Here 3.4%
  • Elkhart County 3.8%
  • Indiana 4.0%

People with emphysema (%)

  • Bristol 3.4%
  • Elkhart County 3.5%
  • State 3.5%

People with thyroid problem (%)

  • Here 7.1%
  • County 7.1%
  • State 7.6%

People with chronic bronchitis (%)

  • Bristol 3.7%
  • County 3.8%
  • Indiana 4.1%

People with any liver condition (%)

  • Here 3.3%
  • County 3.5%
  • Indiana 3.3%

People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)

  • Here 8.3%
  • Elkhart County 8.1%
  • State 8.8%

Sixty four percent of births in Bristol were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty one percent of women in Bristol have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eleven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nineteen 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 (%)

  • Here 64.4%
  • Elkhart County 64.9%
  • State 65.6%

Cesarean deliveries (%)

  • Bristol 35.6%
  • Elkhart County 35.1%
  • Indiana 34.4%

Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)

  • Here 99.5%
  • County 99.4%
  • Indiana 99.4%

Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)

  • Here 61.3%
  • County 60.0%
  • Indiana 60.6%

Women breastfeeding newborns (%)

  • Here 58.5%
  • Elkhart County 55.2%
  • State 53.0%

Women that had a hysterectomy (%)

  • Bristol 20.7%
  • Elkhart County 21.1%
  • Indiana 22.6%

Women that had both ovaries removed (%)

  • Bristol 11.2%
  • County 11.5%
  • Indiana 12.2%

Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)

  • Bristol 76.0%
  • Elkhart County 74.5%
  • State 74.8%

Women taking birth control pills (%)

  • Bristol 8.3%
  • County 8.1%
  • Indiana 8.1%

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

  • Bristol 19.4%
  • Elkhart County 17.6%
  • Indiana 16.6%

Women that have ever used female hormones (%)

  • Here 18.7%
  • Elkhart County 17.3%
  • Indiana 18.2%

People living in Bristol report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Bristol residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Bristol are left-handed.

Summary

General health condition (%)

  • Bristol 56.6%
  • County 55.1%
  • Indiana 55.3%

Blood donors (%)

  • Bristol 4.7%
  • County 4.2%
  • Indiana 4.3%

Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)

  • Bristol 40.1%
  • Elkhart County 39.6%
  • State 39.7%

Left-handed people (%)

  • Bristol 8.1%
  • County 8.2%
  • State 8.5%

People in Bristol spend $362 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Bristol spends $71 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 eight 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 $362
  • County $363
  • Indiana $358

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

  • Here 24.0%
  • County 25.2%
  • Indiana 24.8%

Money monthly spent on food at other stores

  • Here $71
  • Elkhart County $70
  • Indiana $70

Income spent on food at other stores (%)

  • Bristol 4.4%
  • County 4.4%
  • Indiana 4.3%

Money monthly spent on eating out

  • Here $148
  • County $133
  • State $133

Income spent on eating out (%)

  • Bristol 8.0%
  • County 6.9%
  • State 6.8%

Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods

  • Bristol $24
  • County $24
  • State $23

Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)

  • Here 1.3%
  • County 1.3%
  • Indiana 1.3%

People living in Bristol report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 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 Bristol population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty four 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. Sixteen percent of people in Bristol had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

Average condition of hearing (%)

  • Here 79.4%
  • Elkhart County 78.7%
  • State 78.4%

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

  • Here 78.4%
  • County 77.5%
  • Indiana 77.3%

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

  • Here 95.3%
  • Elkhart County 94.7%
  • State 94.6%

Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)

  • Bristol 20.0%
  • Elkhart County 20.4%
  • State 21.0%

Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 43.6%
  • County 45.7%
  • Indiana 45.0%

Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 16.1%
  • County 16.2%
  • State 16.1%

Twenty six percent of Bristol 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 (%)

  • Bristol 26.0%
  • Elkhart County 25.0%
  • State 25.8%

Seventeen percent of Bristol 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 three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nine percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seven 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 (%)

  • Bristol 17.2%
  • County 19.1%
  • State 19.6%

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

  • Bristol 23.5%
  • County 25.2%
  • State 25.9%

People that need special equipment to walk (%)

  • Bristol 8.3%
  • County 9.2%
  • State 9.7%

People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)

  • Here 9.0%
  • Elkhart County 10.4%
  • Indiana 10.4%

People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)

  • Bristol 6.6%
  • County 7.4%
  • State 8.0%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

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