Health and Nutrition of Cedar Bluff, VA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Cedar Bluff residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 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. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Cedar Bluff 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 percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Cedar Bluff residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Cedar Bluff residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Sixty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Cedar Bluff residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Twenty five percent of people living in Cedar Bluff have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty nine 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.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Cedar Bluff 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

Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Fifty six percent of people living in Cedar Bluff are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty seven percent of people living in Cedar Bluff have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty two percent of people in Cedar Bluff frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty two 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

Twenty five percent of people living in Cedar Bluff use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Cedar Bluff residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Cedar Bluff have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 2.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Cedar Bluff residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Cedar Bluff have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Cedar Bluff 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 38 women. People living here were on average 16 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Cedar Bluff were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Cedar Bluff has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Cedar Bluff 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Cedar Bluff 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

Cedar Bluff residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty eight percent of Cedar Bluff residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Cedar Bluff 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 one 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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. Thirty 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Cedar Bluff residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty two percent are overweight. Seventeen 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. Twenty eight percent of people living in Cedar Bluff have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three 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. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Cedar Bluff were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty four percent of women in Cedar Bluff have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty one 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.

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Current Health Status

People living in Cedar Bluff report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Cedar Bluff residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Cedar Bluff are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Cedar Bluff spend $364 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 Cedar Bluff spends $64 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $94 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Cedar Bluff report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 percent. Seventy 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. Seventy nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty three percent of Cedar Bluff population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Five percent of people in Cedar Bluff had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty percent of Cedar Bluff 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 nine percent of Cedar Bluff 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 four 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. Twenty five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six 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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