Health and Nutrition of Magnetic Springs, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Magnetic Springs residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 three "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 Magnetic Springs 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). Nine 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). Magnetic Springs residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of one days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Magnetic Springs residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 185 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Fifteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty four percent of Magnetic Springs residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Twelve percent of people living in Magnetic Springs have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Magnetic Springs 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

Seventeen percent of Magnetic Springs 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. Forty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty eight percent of people in Magnetic Springs frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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

Thirty six percent of people living in Magnetic Springs use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Magnetic Springs residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Magnetic Springs 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 4.3 days per month on average. They have 11.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 26 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Magnetic Springs residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventy eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Magnetic Springs 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 45 women. He has vaginal sex with 43 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Magnetic Springs were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Magnetic Springs has vaginal or anal sex 70 times a year. Seventy seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Magnetic Springs 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 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Eighty five percent of Magnetic Springs residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty nine percent of Magnetic Springs 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 two 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 three 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Magnetic Springs residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Sixteen percent are overweight. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Thirty three percent of births in Magnetic Springs were vaginal deliveries. Sixty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Magnetic Springs have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Magnetic Springs report their general health condition on average at 64 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Magnetic Springs residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nineteen percent of people living in Magnetic Springs are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Magnetic Springs spend $347 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Magnetic Springs spends $113 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $118 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Magnetic Springs report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Seventy nine 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of Magnetic Springs population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty four 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. Fifteen percent of people in Magnetic Springs had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty two percent of Magnetic Springs residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Magnetic Springs 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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