Health and Nutrition of Mason, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Mason 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "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 Mason 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mason residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mason residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Mason residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Mason have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mason 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

Six percent of Mason 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. Seventy one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people living in Mason have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty two percent of people in Mason frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirteen 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

Eighteen percent of people living in Mason use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Mason residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty 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. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eight 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Mason residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty four percent of people living in Mason have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.6 days per month on average. They have 6.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 32 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety three percent of Mason residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. People in Mason 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 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Mason were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Mason has vaginal or anal sex 60 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mason 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. Sixty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Thirteen percent of households in Mason use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty two percent of Mason residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Mason 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 seven 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Thirty nine 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fourteen percent of Mason residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Mason have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventeen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Mason were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighteen percent of women in Mason have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty 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 Mason report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Mason residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Mason are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mason spend $385 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Mason spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $138 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mason report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty one percent of Mason population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Fourteen percent of people in Mason had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty nine percent of Mason residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Seventeen percent of Mason 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 one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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