Health and Nutrition of Daniels, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Daniels residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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.

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Oral Health

The average Daniels 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). Thirty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Daniels residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 33 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Daniels residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty three percent of Daniels residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen 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. Thirteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Daniels 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

Eight percent of Daniels 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. Sixty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

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

Daniels residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Daniels have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.8 days per month on average. They have 2.5 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Daniels 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. Ninety four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Daniels have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Daniels 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 56 women. He has vaginal sex with 52 women. People living here were on average 19 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 Daniels were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Daniels has vaginal or anal sex 92 times a year. Thirty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Daniels 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Daniels 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty two percent of Daniels residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Daniels 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. Twenty eight 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. Thirty seven 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

Six percent of Daniels residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty eight percent are overweight. Twenty eight percent of people living in Daniels have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Daniels were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty seven percent of women in Daniels have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Daniels report their general health condition on average at 46 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Daniels residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Daniels are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Daniels spend $428 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Daniels spends $77 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $153 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Daniels report their general condition of hearing on average at 74 percent. Sixty eight 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty three percent of Daniels population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty nine 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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