Health and Nutrition of Hickory Hill, KY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Hickory Hill 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 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 two "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 Hickory Hill 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hickory Hill residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hickory Hill residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 177 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty nine percent of Hickory Hill residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Hickory Hill have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty three 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

Hickory Hill 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

Five percent of Hickory Hill 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nineteen percent of people living in Hickory Hill 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. Forty nine percent of people in Hickory Hill frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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

Nineteen percent of people living in Hickory Hill use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Hickory Hill residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty three percent of people living in Hickory Hill have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 2.9 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 six percent of Hickory Hill residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Hickory Hill have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hickory Hill were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hickory Hill were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hickory Hill has vaginal or anal sex 52 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hickory Hill 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Hickory Hill 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.

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Sleep Disorders

Hickory Hill residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Nineteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Hickory Hill residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Hickory Hill 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 four 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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 eight 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Hickory Hill residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty eight percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Nine percent of people living in Hickory Hill have ever received a blood transfusion. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy seven percent of births in Hickory Hill were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Hickory Hill have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hickory Hill report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 55 percent of Hickory Hill residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Hickory Hill are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hickory Hill spend $445 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 Hickory Hill spends $101 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $168 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $26 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hickory Hill report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty six 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Hickory Hill population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty seven 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. Eleven percent of people in Hickory Hill had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty percent of Hickory Hill residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Hickory Hill 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six 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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