Health and Nutrition of Fort Jennings, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Fort Jennings residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 three 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Fort Jennings 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Fort Jennings 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 six days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Fort Jennings residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 192 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 37. Fifty nine percent of people living here are obese. Sixty four percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty percent of Fort Jennings residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Fort Jennings 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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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in Fort Jennings have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty eight percent of people in Fort Jennings frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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

Eighteen percent of people living in Fort Jennings use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Fort Jennings residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty three percent of people living in Fort Jennings have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Fort Jennings residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fort Jennings were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 27 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Fort Jennings were 20 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. The average person in Fort Jennings has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Thirty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Fort Jennings 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 15 men on average. They have had 14 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Fort Jennings residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy nine percent of Fort Jennings residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Fort Jennings 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. Eighteen 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. Eighteen 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 six 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Fort Jennings residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fifty six percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Fort Jennings have ever received a blood transfusion. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent have congestive heart failure. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Forty seven percent of births in Fort Jennings were vaginal deliveries. Fifty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Fort Jennings have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Fort Jennings report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 75 percent of Fort Jennings residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Fort Jennings spend $335 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 36 percent of their income. The average family in Fort Jennings spends $92 on food at other stores monthly. This is eight percent of their income. They spend $126 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Fort Jennings report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen percent of Fort Jennings population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty six 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 Fort Jennings had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Fort Jennings 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. Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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