Health and Nutrition of Clinchport, VA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Clinchport 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 two 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. People here eat one "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 Clinchport 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Clinchport residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Clinchport residents 16 years and older is 55 inches. The average weight is 159 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty three percent of Clinchport residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Twenty one percent of people living in Clinchport have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Clinchport 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

Fifteen percent of Clinchport 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Thirty nine percent of people living in Clinchport use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Clinchport residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four 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. Thirty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen 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

Clinchport residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty five percent of people living in Clinchport have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Clinchport residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Clinchport were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Clinchport were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Clinchport has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Nineteen percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Clinchport 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.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Clinchport 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

Clinchport 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.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty percent of Clinchport residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Clinchport residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six 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. Fifty 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. Seventeen percent of people living in Clinchport have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Six 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. Twenty percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Clinchport were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty percent of women in Clinchport have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty eight 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 Clinchport report their general health condition on average at 43 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Clinchport residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Clinchport are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Clinchport spend $427 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Clinchport spends $92 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $93 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Clinchport report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Eighty five 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 nine percent of Clinchport population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Six percent of people in Clinchport had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty five percent of Clinchport 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 seven percent of Clinchport 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 three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Sixteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Fourteen 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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