Health and Nutrition of Hiram, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Hiram residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 seven 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 four of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Hiram 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hiram residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 55 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hiram residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty six percent of Hiram residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Thirty 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

Hiram 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 Hiram 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 nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty seven percent of people living in Hiram are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty one percent of people in Hiram frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty two percent of people living in Hiram use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty one percent of Hiram residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty 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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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Hiram have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.8 days per month on average. They have 5.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 28 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Hiram residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hiram 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 61 women. He has vaginal sex with 51 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.0 men on average. They have had 1.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Hiram were 18 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. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hiram has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Forty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hiram 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Hiram residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Hiram 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 eight 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. Forty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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 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 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 2.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Hiram residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three 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. Twenty six percent are overweight. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have ever had emphysema. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Hiram were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Thirty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eighteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hiram report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Hiram residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Hiram are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hiram spend $313 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Hiram spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is 11 percent of their income. They spend $128 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 19 percent of their income. They also spend $27 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hiram report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Hiram 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. Eleven percent of people in Hiram had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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