Health and Nutrition of St. Joseph, TN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of St. Joseph 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 two 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average St. Joseph 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). Thirty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). St. Joseph residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of St. Joseph residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty nine percent of St. Joseph residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in St. Joseph have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty five 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

St. Joseph 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

Twenty four percent of St. Joseph 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. Sixty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty four percent of people living in St. Joseph are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in St. Joseph have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty four percent of people in St. Joseph frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eight 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

Twenty seven percent of people living in St. Joseph use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

St. Joseph residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in St. Joseph have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 4.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of St. Joseph 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. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in St. Joseph have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Twelve percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in St. Joseph 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 18 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 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 three women. People in St. Joseph were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty two percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in St. Joseph has vaginal or anal sex 57 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in St. Joseph 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in St. Joseph use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty two percent of St. Joseph residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of St. Joseph 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 six 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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 seven 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of St. Joseph residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty three percent are overweight. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty eight percent of births in St. Joseph were vaginal deliveries. Forty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in St. Joseph report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of St. Joseph residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in St. Joseph are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in St. Joseph spend $431 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in St. Joseph spends $132 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $198 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

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

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty percent of St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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. Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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