Health and Nutrition of Pax, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Pax residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "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 Pax 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Pax residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 32 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Pax residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 202 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Seventy seven percent of Pax residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Pax have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty four 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

Pax 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 Pax 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. Seven 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. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty nine percent of people living in Pax 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 take their blood pressure at home. Fifty percent of people in Pax frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Pax residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twelve 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. Twenty four 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

Pax residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy nine percent of people living in Pax have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 8.6 days per month on average. They have 12.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 62 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Pax 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. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Pax have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Pax were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 80 women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Pax were 16 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Pax has vaginal or anal sex 56 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Pax use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Pax residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Pax residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Pax 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 five 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. 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. Twenty six 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Pax residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty four percent are overweight. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventeen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Pax 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, 59 percent of Pax residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Pax are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Pax spend $310 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 44 percent of their income. The average family in Pax spends $69 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $109 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 17 percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Pax report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Eighty five 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. Twelve percent of Pax population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty eight 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. Thirty one percent of people in Pax had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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