Health and Nutrition of Ludlow, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty nine percent of Ludlow residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Ludlow 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ludlow 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ludlow residents 16 years and older is 56 inches. The average weight is 155 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Sixty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty four percent of Ludlow residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Ludlow 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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Health Insurance

Fifty four percent of people living in Ludlow are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty four percent of people in Ludlow frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Fifty one percent of people living in Ludlow use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eighteen percent of Ludlow residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty 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. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Sixty percent of people living in Ludlow have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.1 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Ludlow 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in Ludlow were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Ludlow were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ludlow has vaginal or anal sex 113 times a year. Fifty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ludlow 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty six percent of Ludlow residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Ludlow 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 four 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Sixteen percent of Ludlow residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty nine percent are overweight. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy percent of births in Ludlow were vaginal deliveries. Thirty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight 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 Ludlow report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Ludlow residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Ludlow are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ludlow spend $429 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Ludlow spends $136 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $167 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $60 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Ludlow report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety four 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. Twenty two 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.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Ludlow 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.

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