Health and Nutrition of Altoona, FL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty eight percent of Altoona residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 two "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 Altoona resident last visited a dentist three 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 five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Altoona residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 36 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 30 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Altoona residents 16 years and older is 56 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Altoona residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Altoona residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate zero time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Dermatology

Fifteen percent of people living in Altoona use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Altoona 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 three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventeen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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

Ninety five percent of people living in Altoona have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 24 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Altoona residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Altoona 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 21 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 Altoona were 24 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 Altoona has vaginal or anal sex 62 times a year. Fifty two percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty seven percent of Altoona residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty four percent of Altoona 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 two 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. Forty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 four 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Sixteen percent are overweight. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Current Health Status

People living in Altoona report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 16 percent of Altoona residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Altoona are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Altoona spend $388 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Altoona spends $123 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $141 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Altoona report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety five 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. Ten percent of Altoona population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Eighteen percent of people in Altoona had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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