Forty three percent of Wampsville 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 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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The average Wampsville 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Wampsville 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 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 27 teeth.
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The average height of Wampsville residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 150 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Fifty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Forty six percent of Wampsville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen 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. One percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Five percent of people living in Wampsville have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty two 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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Wampsville 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).
Seven percent of Wampsville 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. Sixty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Sixteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Sixty two percent of people living in Wampsville are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Wampsville frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Fifty percent of people living in Wampsville use sunscreen.
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Thirty one percent of Wampsville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Wampsville residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Sixty eight percent of people living in Wampsville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.
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Ninety eight percent of Wampsville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Wampsville were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Wampsville were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Wampsville has vaginal or anal sex 80 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Wampsville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.
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Thirteen percent of households in Wampsville use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Wampsville residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eighteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Forty seven percent of Wampsville residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Thirteen percent of Wampsville 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 two 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 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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Ten percent of Wampsville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty four percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in Wampsville have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.
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Fifty three percent of births in Wampsville were vaginal deliveries. Forty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Wampsville report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 57 percent of Wampsville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Wampsville are left-handed.
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People in Wampsville spend $449 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Wampsville spends $116 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $154 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $38 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Wampsville report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty seven 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty 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. Seven percent of people in Wampsville had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Ten percent of Wampsville 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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