Health and Nutrition of Wilberforce, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Wilberforce 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 five 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 three 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Wilberforce resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Ten 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). Wilberforce residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 57 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Wilberforce residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty three percent of Wilberforce residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Wilberforce have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty 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

Wilberforce 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 Wilberforce 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy eight percent of people living in Wilberforce are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eight percent of people living in Wilberforce have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty eight percent of people in Wilberforce frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Seventeen percent of people living in Wilberforce use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Wilberforce residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five 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 four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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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Prescription Medications

Wilberforce residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Wilberforce have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 4.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Wilberforce residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Wilberforce 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. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Wilberforce were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 19 women. He has vaginal sex with 16 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Wilberforce were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Thirteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Wilberforce has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Wilberforce 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty nine percent of Wilberforce residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Wilberforce 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 nine 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty 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. Forty nine 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 six 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Wilberforce residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty four percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Five percent of people living in Wilberforce have ever received a blood transfusion. Six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Wilberforce were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Twenty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Fifteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seven 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 Wilberforce report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 57 percent of Wilberforce residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twenty three percent of people living in Wilberforce are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Wilberforce spend $343 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 39 percent of their income. The average family in Wilberforce spends $90 on food at other stores monthly. This is 11 percent of their income. They spend $188 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 14 percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Wilberforce report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Ninety six 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. Twenty three 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. Twenty six percent of people in Wilberforce had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Three 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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