Health and Nutrition of Hillsboro, VA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Hillsboro residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 four 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 three 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Hillsboro resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hillsboro 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 four 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hillsboro residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 210 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 35. Sixty eight percent of people living here are obese. Seventy five percent have ever been obese. Fifty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Hillsboro residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Ten percent of people living in Hillsboro have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty six 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

Hillsboro 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

Twelve percent of Hillsboro 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Forty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty five percent of people living in Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty three percent of people in Hillsboro 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

Twenty percent of people living in Hillsboro use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Hillsboro residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty eight percent of people living in Hillsboro have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hillsboro residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty one percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hillsboro were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 29 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hillsboro were 22 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. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hillsboro has vaginal or anal sex 69 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hillsboro 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 14 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty one percent of households in Hillsboro 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

Hillsboro 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

Seventy percent of Hillsboro residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Hillsboro 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. Fifty 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. Ten 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 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 eight 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Hillsboro residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty eight percent are overweight. Eighteen percent of people living in Hillsboro have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty seven percent of births in Hillsboro were vaginal deliveries. Fifty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hillsboro report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 79 percent of Hillsboro residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Hillsboro are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hillsboro spend $412 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Hillsboro spends $160 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $111 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $30 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hillsboro report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Eighty seven 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. Twenty three percent of Hillsboro population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty three 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. Eight percent of people in Hillsboro had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Hillsboro 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. Twenty 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. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Five 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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