Health and Nutrition of Sand Fork, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Sand Fork residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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. They get two 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 nine frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Sand Fork 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). Twenty nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Sand Fork residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 six days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of six days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sand Fork residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Seventy seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Ten percent of people living in Sand Fork have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Sand Fork 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

Fourteen percent of Sand Fork 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 six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty one percent of people living in Sand Fork are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Sand Fork have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home.

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Dermatology

Fifty six percent of people living in Sand Fork use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Sand Fork have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 4.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Sand Fork 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. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty one percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Sand Fork were 18 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 Sand Fork were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Sand Fork has vaginal or anal sex 57 times a year. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sand Fork 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.6 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Sand Fork use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Sand Fork 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

Fifty percent of Sand Fork residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 eight 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 eight 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Sand Fork residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Nineteen percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Sand Fork have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have coronary heart disease. Ten percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Sand Fork were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Sand Fork have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Ten 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 Sand Fork report their general health condition on average at 44 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Sand Fork residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sand Fork spend $311 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 64 percent of their income. The average family in Sand Fork spends $128 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $63 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sand Fork report their general condition of hearing on average at 92 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. Nineteen percent of Sand Fork population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Nineteen 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. Nineteen percent of people in Sand Fork had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifteen percent of Sand Fork residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Sand Fork 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. Nineteen 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. Ten 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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