Health and Nutrition of Atlanta, MI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Atlanta residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 three 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 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 Atlanta 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). Forty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Atlanta residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 35 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Atlanta residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty nine percent of Atlanta residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen 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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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Atlanta have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Atlanta 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 seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty one percent of people in Atlanta frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty three 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 six percent of people living in Atlanta use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Atlanta residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety percent of people living in Atlanta have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 2.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Atlanta residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Atlanta were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Atlanta were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Atlanta has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Twenty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Atlanta 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven 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.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Atlanta 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty eight percent of Atlanta residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty 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. Fifty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twelve 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. Sixty 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty five percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Nine percent of people living in Atlanta have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty nine percent of births in Atlanta were vaginal deliveries. Forty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Atlanta report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Atlanta residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Atlanta are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Atlanta spend $361 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Atlanta spends $142 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Atlanta report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 percent. Seventy six 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty two percent of Atlanta population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Nine percent of people in Atlanta had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty three percent of Atlanta residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent of Atlanta 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. Twenty five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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