Health and Nutrition of New Alexandria, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty seven percent of New Alexandria residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 25 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average New Alexandria 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. New Alexandria residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of New Alexandria residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 163 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Fifty two percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty three percent of New Alexandria residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Twelve percent of people living in New Alexandria have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

New Alexandria residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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 New Alexandria 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Five percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety nine percent of people living in New Alexandria are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty two percent of people living in New Alexandria have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty four percent of people in New Alexandria frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty nine 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 one percent of people living in New Alexandria use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of New Alexandria residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

New Alexandria residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in New Alexandria have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.3 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of New Alexandria residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in New Alexandria were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in New Alexandria were 19 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. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in New Alexandria 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Forty 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. 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. Twenty six 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of New Alexandria residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty eight percent are overweight. Twenty percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Twenty nine percent of people living in New Alexandria have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Fourteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty eight percent of births in New Alexandria were vaginal deliveries. Twelve percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty four percent of women in New Alexandria have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twelve percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty seven 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 New Alexandria report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 19 percent of New Alexandria residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in New Alexandria are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in New Alexandria spend $357 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in New Alexandria spends $57 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $91 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in New Alexandria report their general condition of hearing on average at 69 percent. Eighty eight 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. Fifty percent of New Alexandria population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventy 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Fifty percent of New Alexandria 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. Fifty seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twelve percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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