Health and Nutrition of Bainbridge, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Bainbridge 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 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 Bainbridge 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bainbridge residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bainbridge residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 150 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty six percent of people living here are obese. Thirty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bainbridge 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

Fifteen percent of Bainbridge 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.

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Health Insurance

Fifty three percent of people living in Bainbridge are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty two percent of people in Bainbridge frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty four percent of people living in Bainbridge use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty seven percent of Bainbridge residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen 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. 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Bainbridge have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty 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 3.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Bainbridge residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Bainbridge have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bainbridge were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Bainbridge were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bainbridge has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty one percent of Bainbridge residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty one percent of Bainbridge 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 five 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Bainbridge 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". Nineteen percent are overweight. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Bainbridge were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy three percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven 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 Bainbridge report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Bainbridge residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Bainbridge are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bainbridge spend $485 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 Bainbridge spends $74 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $160 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 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 Bainbridge report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty seven 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. Nine percent of Bainbridge population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Ten percent of people in Bainbridge had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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