Health and Nutrition of Enterprise, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Enterprise residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 five 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 four "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 Enterprise 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). Eighteen 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). Enterprise residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Enterprise residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Enterprise have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Enterprise 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

Seven percent of Enterprise 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eight percent of people living in Enterprise have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people in Enterprise frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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 two percent of people living in Enterprise use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Enterprise residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five 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. Eleven 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Enterprise have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Enterprise residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Enterprise 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Enterprise 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 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. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.7 men on average. They have had 1.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Enterprise were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Enterprise has vaginal or anal sex 61 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Enterprise 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Enterprise 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty one percent of Enterprise residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six percent of Enterprise 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. Forty three 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 nine 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Enterprise residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty eight percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Enterprise have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Enterprise were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Enterprise report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Enterprise residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Enterprise are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Enterprise spend $379 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Enterprise spends $87 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $164 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 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 Enterprise report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seven percent of Enterprise population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Nineteen percent of people in Enterprise had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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