Health and Nutrition of Mineral, VA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Mineral residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Mineral 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). Twenty six 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). Mineral residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mineral residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Mineral residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

Mineral 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

Seven percent of Mineral 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in Mineral are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people living in Mineral have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty percent of people in Mineral frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Eighteen percent of people living in Mineral use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Mineral residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in Mineral have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 4.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Mineral residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Mineral have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixty four percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mineral 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 26 women. He has vaginal sex with 23 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Mineral were 20 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. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mineral has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Sixty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mineral 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty five percent of Mineral residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Mineral 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 three 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. Twenty six 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 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Mineral residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty five percent are overweight. Seventeen percent of people living in Mineral have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy seven percent of births in Mineral were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty two 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 Mineral report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 62 percent of Mineral residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Mineral are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mineral spend $412 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Mineral spends $100 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $131 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $35 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mineral report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Eighty two 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. Seven percent of Mineral population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Eight percent of people in Mineral had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty three percent of Mineral 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 nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seventeen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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