Health and Nutrition of Granville South, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Granville South residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Granville South resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Granville South residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 Granville South residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 151 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Granville South have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty nine 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

Granville South 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 Granville South 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. Forty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Granville South are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people living in Granville South have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty percent of people in Granville South frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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 seven percent of people living in Granville South use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of Granville South residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen 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. 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Granville South residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty percent of people living in Granville South 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 2.9 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety two percent of Granville South residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Granville South have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Granville South were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 27 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Granville South were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Granville South has vaginal or anal sex 40 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Twenty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Granville South 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty four percent of Granville South residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Granville South 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 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty three 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. Forty two 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 six 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty two percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in Granville South have ever received a blood transfusion. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Granville South were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Granville South have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Forty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Granville South report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 26 percent of Granville South residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Granville South are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Granville South spend $412 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 Granville South spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $175 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Granville South report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety one 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Granville South population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty one 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. Six percent of people in Granville South had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Granville South 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. Ten 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. Six 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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