Health and Nutrition of Hingham, MT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Hingham 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 four 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 three "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 Hingham 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). Thirty six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Hingham residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hingham residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 146 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Seventeen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hingham 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

Forty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty one percent of people in Hingham frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirteen 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 five percent of people living in Hingham use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Hingham residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety eight percent of people living in Hingham have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hingham residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Eighteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hingham were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hingham were 19 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. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hingham has vaginal or anal sex 71 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hingham 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of Hingham residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six 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. Sixty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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 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 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Hingham residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight 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. Twelve percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Hingham have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Hingham were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Hingham report their general health condition on average at 44 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 28 percent of Hingham residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Hingham are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hingham spend $381 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Hingham spends $120 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $137 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five 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 Hingham report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Eighty 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty two percent of Hingham 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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