Health and Nutrition of Pierson, MI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Pierson residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 four 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 three 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 Pierson 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Pierson 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Pierson residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 147 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever been obese. Twenty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty seven percent of Pierson residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty four percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Pierson 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

Eight percent of Pierson 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. Fifty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Pierson are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty percent of people in Pierson frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty percent of people living in Pierson use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Pierson have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 days per month on average. They have 4.8 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 eight percent of Pierson residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Pierson 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. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventy five percent have ever had anal sex. People in Pierson were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 11 women. He has vaginal sex with nine women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Pierson were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Pierson has vaginal or anal sex 56 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Pierson 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 17 men on average. They have had 16 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Pierson residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Eighty percent of Pierson residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty nine percent of Pierson 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 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 three 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Pierson residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 percent are overweight. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seventeen percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy nine percent of births in Pierson were vaginal deliveries. Twenty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Pierson report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 35 percent of Pierson residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Pierson are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Pierson spend $424 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in Pierson spends $142 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $96 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Pierson report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Ninety six 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. Forty 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. Five percent of people in Pierson had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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