Health and Nutrition of Dames Quarter, MD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Dames Quarter 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 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 one 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Dames Quarter 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). Twelve 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). Dames Quarter 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 two 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 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Dames Quarter residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 193 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 34. Sixty three percent of people living here are obese. Sixty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Twenty four percent of people living in Dames Quarter have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Nine percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Dames Quarter residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Six percent of Dames Quarter 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. Twelve percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty percent of people living in Dames Quarter have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty two percent of people in Dames Quarter frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one 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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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Dames Quarter residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty six 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 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. Twenty five 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. Eight percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Dames Quarter residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty nine percent of people living in Dames Quarter have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average. They have 3.0 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 nine percent of Dames Quarter 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. Forty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Dames Quarter were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Dames Quarter were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Dames Quarter has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Twenty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Dames Quarter 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Dames Quarter use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Dames Quarter residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty four percent of Dames Quarter residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 seven 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 four 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Dames Quarter residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty two percent are overweight. Seventeen 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 eight percent of people living in Dames Quarter have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Eight percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy percent of births in Dames Quarter were vaginal deliveries. Thirty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty nine percent of women in Dames Quarter have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eight 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 Dames Quarter report their general health condition on average at 40 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Dames Quarter residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Dames Quarter are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Dames Quarter spend $329 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 36 percent of their income. The average family in Dames Quarter spends $61 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $84 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $26 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Dames Quarter report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Eighty three 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty six percent of Dames Quarter 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. Ten percent of people in Dames Quarter had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty one percent of Dames Quarter 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 nine percent of Dames Quarter 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Fifteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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