Health and Nutrition of Bulls Gap, TN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

People living here eat an average of two 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.

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Oral Health

The average Bulls Gap resident last visited a dentist six years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Bulls Gap residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 25 percent. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of seven days per week.

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Weight

The average height of Bulls Gap residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Hundred percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Taste & Smell

Hundred percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Hundred percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Bulls Gap are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Mental Health

Hundred percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Hundred percent of people often feel tired or have little energy.

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Prescription Medications

Bulls Gap residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Bulls Gap have at least one alcoholic drink per month. They have 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety three percent of Bulls Gap residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifteen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Bulls Gap were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People in Bulls Gap were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on six men in their lifetime. Females in Bulls Gap 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average.

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Sleep Disorders

Bulls Gap residents 16 years and older usually get five hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Bulls Gap residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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.

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Medical Conditions

Hundred percent are overweight.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty six percent of births in Bulls Gap were vaginal deliveries. Fourteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bulls Gap report their general health condition on average at 25 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bulls Gap spend $550 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. They spend $325 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bulls Gap report their general condition of hearing on average at 40 percent.

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