Health and Nutrition of Big Point, MS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty three percent of Big Point residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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 three "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

Twenty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Big Point residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 33 percent. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Big Point residents 16 years and older is 70 inches. The average weight is 196 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Hundred percent of Big Point residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Taste & Smell

Hundred percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Big Point frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Big Point use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty three percent of Big Point residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Big Point have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.1 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Big Point residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Hundred percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Big Point were 14 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 69 women. He has vaginal sex with 69 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. The average person in Big Point has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Hundred percent have sex without using a condom. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Big Point residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Big Point residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three percent of Big Point 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 three 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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. 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 0.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

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

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Current Health Status

People living in Big Point report their general health condition on average at 67 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 67 percent of Big Point residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Big Point spend $220 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Big Point spends $33 on food at other stores monthly. They spend $122 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Big Point 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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