Health and Nutrition of Flatwoods, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty percent of Flatwoods residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Flatwoods 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). Forty 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). Flatwoods residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 35 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 14 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Flatwoods residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty one percent of Flatwoods residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty four percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Flatwoods have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty eight 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

Flatwoods 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

Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty two percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Sixty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty percent of people living in Flatwoods have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nineteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty five percent of people in Flatwoods frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixty 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 two percent of people living in Flatwoods use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty five percent of Flatwoods residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Forty nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Flatwoods residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Flatwoods have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.0 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Flatwoods residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Flatwoods 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. People in Flatwoods 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 14 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.4 men on average. They have had 1.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Flatwoods were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Flatwoods has vaginal or anal sex 69 times a year. Females in Flatwoods 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Flatwoods use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Flatwoods residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of Flatwoods residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen percent of Flatwoods 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 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. Sixteen 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 five 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 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Flatwoods residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty eight percent are overweight. Ten 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. Sixteen percent of people living in Flatwoods have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Six percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Nine percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Nine percent have ever had emphysema. Twenty two percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Twenty five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty six percent of births in Flatwoods were vaginal deliveries. Fourteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty five percent of women in Flatwoods have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty five 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.

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Current Health Status

People living in Flatwoods report their general health condition on average at 35 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Flatwoods residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Flatwoods are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Flatwoods spend $393 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Flatwoods spends $69 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Flatwoods report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Sixty 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. Eighty seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty three percent of Flatwoods population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventy 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. Thirteen percent of people in Flatwoods had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty three percent of Flatwoods residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty seven percent of Flatwoods 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. Forty eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Fourteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twelve 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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