Health and Nutrition of Rowlesburg, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Rowlesburg residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Rowlesburg 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). Thirty eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Rowlesburg 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 five 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rowlesburg residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 154 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Rowlesburg 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

Twenty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty percent of people in Rowlesburg frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Mental Health

Hundred percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Rowlesburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 8.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 36 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Rowlesburg residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Rowlesburg were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Rowlesburg were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Females in Rowlesburg 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

Rowlesburg residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Physical Activity

Fifty 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. Hundred 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 use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty percent of births in Rowlesburg were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Rowlesburg report their general health condition on average at 63 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rowlesburg spend $650 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $70 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Rowlesburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Hundred 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. Fifty 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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