Health and Nutrition of Valley Hi, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Valley Hi residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Valley Hi 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Valley Hi residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Valley Hi residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Nineteen percent of people living here are obese. Thirty percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty eight percent of Valley Hi residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used heroin. Thirteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Sixty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Valley Hi 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 one percent of Valley Hi 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 three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fourteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Forty nine percent of people living in Valley Hi use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fourteen percent of Valley Hi residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fourteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Nineteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Ten 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. Ten 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

Valley Hi residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Thirty eight percent of people living in Valley Hi have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Valley Hi residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Valley Hi were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. They have had 2.5 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Valley Hi were 21 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. Twenty two percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Valley Hi has vaginal or anal sex 30 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Valley Hi 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Valley Hi residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 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 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 3.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Valley Hi residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nineteen percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Valley Hi have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty eight percent of births in Valley Hi were vaginal deliveries. Thirteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in Valley Hi have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. 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 Valley Hi report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 26 percent of Valley Hi residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Valley Hi are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Valley Hi spend $406 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 Valley Hi spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $254 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $34 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Valley Hi report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety 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. Eight percent of Valley Hi population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty eight percent of Valley Hi residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Valley Hi 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. Nineteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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