Health and Nutrition of Spiceland, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Spiceland 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 five 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Spiceland 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Spiceland 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 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Spiceland residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Fifty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Spiceland residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Spiceland have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Spiceland 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 Spiceland 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. Eighty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Dermatology

Twenty five percent of people living in Spiceland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eighteen percent of Spiceland residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Ten 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Spiceland residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Spiceland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 4.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Spiceland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Spiceland have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Spiceland 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 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Spiceland were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Spiceland has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Forty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Spiceland 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of Spiceland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty one percent of Spiceland 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. Forty one 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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 five 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Spiceland residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty percent are overweight. Fourteen 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. Six percent of people living in Spiceland have ever received a blood transfusion. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Six percent have coronary heart disease.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Spiceland were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy one percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Spiceland report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Spiceland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Spiceland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Spiceland spend $415 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Spiceland spends $101 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $166 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $35 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Spiceland report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety one 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. Twenty three percent of people in Spiceland had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty seven percent of Spiceland 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 Spiceland 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. Fourteen 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. Five percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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