Health and Nutrition of Eva, AL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Eva residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Eva 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 four percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Eva 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 12 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Eva residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Sixty six percent have ever been obese. Sixteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Nineteen percent of people living in Eva have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Eva 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

Five percent of Eva 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. Eighty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nineteen 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. Sixty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

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

Eva residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Eva have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 4.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Eva residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Eva have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Eva 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 16 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.2 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Eva were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Eva has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Eva 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Eva 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

Eva residents 16 years and older usually get seven 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 four percent of Eva residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Eva 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 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. Twenty four 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 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 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 three 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

Nine percent of Eva residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six 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. Forty seven 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 Eva have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Sixteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty nine percent of births in Eva were vaginal deliveries. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty five percent of women in Eva have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. 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 Eva report their general health condition on average at 44 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 17 percent of Eva residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Sixteen percent of people living in Eva are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Eva spend $433 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 Eva spends $79 on food at other stores monthly. This is three 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 $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Eva report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Sixty 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty five percent of Eva population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty two 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. Thirteen percent of people in Eva had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty six percent of Eva 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 eight percent of Eva 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 nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven 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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