Health and Nutrition of Ceredo, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Ceredo 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 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 one 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Ceredo 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). Twenty one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ceredo residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ceredo residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty six percent of Ceredo residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Fifteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Ceredo have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty 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

Ceredo 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

Ten percent of Ceredo 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy eight percent of people living in Ceredo are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty two percent of people living in Ceredo have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty three percent of people in Ceredo frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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 four percent of people living in Ceredo use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Ceredo residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Ceredo have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty two percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 4.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Ceredo residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Seventeen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Ceredo 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 27 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 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 three women. People in Ceredo were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ceredo has vaginal or anal sex 35 times a year. Twenty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ceredo 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty percent of Ceredo residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Twenty four 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Ceredo 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". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty nine percent are overweight. Twenty five 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. Twenty three percent of people living in Ceredo have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Nine percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy three percent of births in Ceredo were vaginal deliveries. Twenty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty seven percent of women in Ceredo have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty two percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Ceredo report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Ceredo residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Ceredo are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ceredo spend $443 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Ceredo spends $87 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $143 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight 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 Ceredo report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 percent. Seventy nine 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. Eighty four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of Ceredo 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 Ceredo had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty four percent of Ceredo residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty four percent of Ceredo 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. Thirty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty one percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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