Health and Nutrition of Worthing, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty eight percent of Worthing 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 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "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 Worthing 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Worthing residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 five 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 Worthing residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 153 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Nineteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty eight percent of Worthing residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Worthing 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

Six percent of Worthing 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. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty five percent of people living in Worthing are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Worthing residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty five percent of people living in Worthing have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eighteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.9 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Worthing residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Hundred percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Worthing were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 20 women. He has vaginal sex with 20 women. 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 five women. People in Worthing were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Worthing has vaginal or anal sex 40 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Worthing residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Worthing residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty six percent of Worthing 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 eight 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. Forty four 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. Fifty 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Worthing residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two 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. Six percent of people living in Worthing have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty seven percent of births in Worthing were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy two percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in Worthing have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty 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 Worthing report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 18 percent of Worthing residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Worthing spend $432 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Worthing spends $72 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $183 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Worthing report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Ninety two 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. Eight percent of Worthing population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head.

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Physical Functioning

Forty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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