Health and Nutrition of Lavina, MT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Lavina residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 two 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Lavina 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lavina 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 four 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lavina residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty five percent of Lavina residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen 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

Five percent of people living in Lavina 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. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lavina 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 have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Lavina frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty eight percent of people living in Lavina use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Lavina residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Lavina residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty seven percent of people living in Lavina have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Lavina 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. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Lavina have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lavina were 18 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 15 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Lavina were 20 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. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lavina has vaginal or anal sex 75 times a year. Forty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lavina 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. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fifteen percent of households in Lavina 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of Lavina residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty one percent of Lavina 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. Thirty seven 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 three 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. Thirty three 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Lavina residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One 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. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Lavina have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fourteen 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. Six percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Lavina were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Lavina have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lavina report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Lavina residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Lavina are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lavina spend $407 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 Lavina spends $123 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $165 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lavina report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety two 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. Eight percent of Lavina population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Twelve percent of people in Lavina had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Lavina 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. Eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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